PIPCU arrests suspected $10m Cisco System counterfeiters

2015/05/08

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has arrested three UK residents on suspicion of selling fake IT systems in a transatlantic operation worth $10 million.

The trio had been accused of exporting fake Cisco Systems products to the US.

Two of the group were arrested at their homes in the south of England. A third was arrested at his place of work in Bishops Stortford. All three were arrested on April 29, but PIPCU announced news of the arrests on May 7.

PIPCU claims the group sold more than $10 million worth of fake Cisco Systems products through its telesales and company website.

The UK Intellectual Property Office-funded PIPCU was established in 2013. It was originally planned to operate until 2015, but last October the unit was awarded an extra £3 million ($4.8 million) in funding. It will continue to function until 2017.

(Source: WIPR)