Serbian Customs Detain Fake Wristwatches, Sunglasses
On June 24, 2011, the customs officials at Belgrade’s airport detained wristwatches, sunglasses and sunglass cases bearing the names of well-known brand names and suspected of being counterfeit.
The officials seized about 800 wristwatches bearing the marks Breitling, Omega, Rolex, D&G, Chanel, Cartier and Armani and an unidentified number of sunglasses and sunglass cases bearing the marks of Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Ray Ban. The goods, worth approximately EUR 40,000 (USD 57,000), will remain in custom’s storage until the completion of infringement proceedings.
For more information, please contact Jelena Jankovic at our Balkan Regional Office.
Source: Serbian Customs website
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