Chinese police arrest 5,000 people in counterfeit, inferior goods cases
Chinese police dealt with more than 4,600 cases involving counterfeit and inferior goods from January to November 2006, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
Police arrested more than 5,000 people in relation to the cases and the value of goods involved reached 1.28 billion yuan (164 million U.S. dollars), an MPS official said.
In 2006, police investigated serious criminal cases involving farming materials, food, medicines and building materials, the official said.
10 January 2007