China News Service, February 6 (Xinhua) According to the website of the Ministry of Public Security, since December 2023, in order to effectively maintain security and stability at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, public security agencies across the country have focused on the "New Year's Day" and "Spring Festival" before and after systems. The sale of infringing and counterfeit gas equipment, daily household appliances, auto parts, electrical products and other areas of people's livelihood safety highlighted illegal crimes, seized a batch of counterfeit and shoddy goods, eliminated a batch of risks and hidden dangers, and effectively guaranteed the safety of people's lives and property during the festival. The Ministry of Public Security announced today five typical cases of infringement and counterfeiting crimes.
During the work, the public security organs took advantage of the booming supply and demand in the holiday market and some criminals took the opportunity to produce and sell infringing and counterfeit goods, and cracked down hard on various infringement and counterfeiting crimes that endanger people's lives and property. Public security organs in Chongqing, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places promptly detected 5 key cases including the case of Zhao and others manufacturing and selling counterfeit and shoddy gas stoves supervised by the Ministry of Public Security. A total of 80 suspects were arrested and the manufacturing and selling dens of counterfeit goods were destroyed. 24, a large number of infringing and counterfeit gas stoves, gas water heaters, special gas bottles for cassette stoves, car batteries, wires and cables, and counterfeit raw materials were seized, with a total value of more than 150 million yuan involved.
The public security organs remind and appeal to the general public to effectively enhance their awareness of prevention and the rule of law, choose regular merchants and platforms when shopping, and report to relevant departments and public security organs in a timely manner once you discover clues about illegal crimes.
5 typical cases of infringement and counterfeiting crimes that endangered people’s lives and property during the holidays
1. The Chongqing Dadukou Public Security Bureau detected the case of Zhao and others manufacturing and selling fake and shoddy gas stoves.
In January 2024, the public security organ of Dadukou District, Chongqing solved the case based on clues reported by the masses, arrested 21 suspects, and seized more than 5,000 counterfeit and inferior gas stoves with a case value of more than 10 million yuan. After investigation, since November 2021, criminals have pretended to be employees of the gas company and walked around the streets and entered homes under the guise of gas inspection. They falsely claimed that the gas stoves in people’s homes were in disrepair and there was a risk of gas leakage, and they used the pretext of “bringing home appliances to the countryside”. "Policy subsidies" and "price concessions" are used as bait to fraudulently sell fake and inferior gas stoves. Currently, the case is under further investigation.
2. The Public Security Bureau of Rizhao, Shandong Province detected the case of Li and others manufacturing and selling fake and shoddy gas water heaters.
In December 2023, the public security organs of Rizhao City, Shandong Province cracked the case based on clues reported by the masses, arrested 7 suspects, and seized more than 1,000 counterfeit brand gas water heaters with a case value of more than 10 million yuan. After investigation, since January 2023, criminals have set up production dens to produce gas water heaters based on the design process standards that have been eliminated by the country. They affixed the trademarks of well-known companies and then sold them through e-commerce platforms as genuine products. Currently, the case is under further investigation.
3. The public security organs in Zhuhai, Guangdong detected the case of Li and others manufacturing and selling counterfeit brand gas bottles for cassette stoves.
In December 2023, the public security organs of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province cracked the case based on clues obtained from visits to the rights holders' companies, arrested 14 suspects, and seized more than 160,000 bottles of counterfeit brand cassette stove special gas bottles, more than 300 cassette stoves, There are more than 1,200 baking pans, with a case value of more than 10 million yuan. After investigation, since March 2023, criminals have been producing counterfeit cassette stove special gas bottles and other products of well-known corporate brands without having relevant production qualifications, and selling them through e-commerce platforms. Currently, the case is under further investigation.
4. The public security organs of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province detected the case of Yin and others manufacturing and selling counterfeit brand car batteries.
In December 2023, the public security organs of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province cracked the case based on clues transferred by the administrative law enforcement department, arrested 12 suspects, and seized more than 600 counterfeit brand car batteries with a case value of more than 30 million yuan. After investigation, since March 2020, criminals have set up auto parts companies as a cover, purchased large quantities of untested "whiteboard" car batteries, affixed the trademarks of well-known car companies and passed them off as genuine products, and passed them through small auto repair shops to mix the genuine and fake ones. Sold in a mixed manner. Currently, the case is under further investigation.
5. The public security organ in Nanchong, Sichuan detected the case of Lin and others producing and selling counterfeit wires and cables.
In December 2023, the public security organs of Nanchong City, Sichuan Province cracked the case based on clues obtained from a visit to the building materials market, arrested 26 suspects, and seized more than 60 tons of counterfeit wires and cables with a case value of more than 90 million yuan. After investigation, since October 2019, criminals have set up wire and cable companies as a cover to produce counterfeit wires and cables with substandard resistance and outer insulator thickness, and recruit regional agents for sales under the name of a fictitious company. Currently, the case is under further investigation.