Kuwait shuts 27 stores selling counterfeit goods

Cairo: Kuwaiti authorities have closed down 27 shops after they had been found dealing in counterfeit goods and involved in fraud, a local newspaper reported Friday.

###

The ministry of Commerce and Industry said that its inspection teams had exposed the violations at the stores in a breach of the Kuwaiti and international laws, Al Anba newspaper reported.

###

The fake items were seized in a step to be handed over to the agencies concerned to take the necessary legal procedures against the violators, according to the ministry.

###

The ministry vowed to continue its inspection campaign to stop the sale of any item that could cause harm to consumers, and to enforce anti-fraud laws against fake goods.