Guangdong authorities destroy fake goods

Law enforcement authorities in Guangdong province destroyed 46,012 fake brand-name goods intended for export to Africa on Friday, in the fight against violations of intellectual property rights.

The goods, confiscated and stored since early last year by a subsidiary of the Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Guangzhou's Huangpu district, include brands such as Hermes, Gucci, Levi's, Dior, Chanel, Burberry and Diesel, the bureau said on Friday.

The destroyed goods included 120 leather belts, 95 purses and wallets marked Hermes, 240 leather belts and 65 women's purses marked Gucci and 1,320 leather belts marked LV. The products were produced by a company in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, the authorities said.