A 32-year-old man, Hamza Ali Ahmed, was convicted of running a Manchester shop that sold counterfeit designer products, valued at up to £150,000, including fake Chanel handbags and Nike clothing. He was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service after admitting to 21 charges of possessing goods bearing a false trademark.
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Ahmed, of St Werburgh’s Road, Chorlton, was the director of Retro Menswear on Old Church Street in Newton Heath.
Manchester City Council‘s trading standards officers raided the premises in August 2023 following a tip-off, discovering 1,500 fake football shirts, clothes and accessories.
Before the raid, officers conducted an undercover operation during which they purchased a fake Chanel handbag and a fake pair of Nike leggings from the shop.
“We are entirely committed to rooting out these kinds of offenders and want to send a message that we will not tolerate the counterfeit trade in our city,” Councillor Lee-Ann Igbon said.
The Councillor went on to thank the officers for “their diligent work in bringing this case to a successful conclusion.”
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