PETALING JAYA: A total of 5,403 fake World Cup football jerseys were confiscated during a raid at the Petaling Street market in Kuala Lumpur yesterday evening.
Six foreign workers allegedly employed by syndicates running the businesses were arrested in the 6pm raid on five stalls by enforcement officers from the domestic trade and cost of living ministry, Berita Harian reported.
Chief enforcement officer of the ministry’s Kuala Lumpur unit, Shahran Arshad, said the jerseys were sold to locals for RM50 each and foreign tourists at more than RM100 each. He added that this would put the value of the jerseys confiscated to at least RM270,150.
According to Shahran, the foreign tourists interviewed by the ministry claimed they did not know the jerseys were fake.
“Our inspections found a stall selling grade A and B fake jerseys which had special machines to print names and numbers on these jerseys,” he said.
“The stall is believed to be able to sell up to 100 jerseys a day, raking in a profit of around RM5,000 during the World Cup season.”
Shahran said initial investigations suggest the five raided stalls were linked to different syndicates, with the ministry now seeking to locate the premises owners who rented them out.
He also urged members of the public, particularly visitors to Petaling Street, to inform the ministry if they come across stalls selling fake products.
