Fake Apple goods seized from Scots shops as customers call in Trading Standards

A number of shops across Scotland have been raided and found to be selling fake Apple products including AirPods.

Trading Standards Officers, alongside security staff from Apple, targeted the stores after tip-offs from disgruntled customers.

A number of local punters bought the fake Apple products believing them to be genuine, and reported the shops to Trading Standards bosses.

Officers from across Glasgow, Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire joined forces during the operation on Tuesday April 26.

Six shops were visited across all three areas by Trading Standards staff with product security representatives acting for Apple there to test the dodgy electronic equipment.

Six shops were targeted and a huge haul of the dodgy electronic gear was consficated (Trading Standards Scotland)

The raids resulted in the recovery of a huge amount of Apple branded products including AirPods, charging cables and iPhone cases.

All the recovered products will now be examined by Apple security staff and a range of enforcement outcomes will be considered.

The shops now face a worrisome wait as Trading Standards decide whether to impose fine, or apply to the Court of Session or the Sheriff Court for an enforcement order.

A statement from Trading Standards said: "This type of action is aimed at protecting consumers by preventing the sale of counterfeit, and possibly unsafe products, throughout Scotland."

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