£23,000 worth of fake Disney and Marvel goods detained in Edinburgh and Grangemouth

£23,000 worth of fake Disney and Marvel good were seized by Border Force officers in Edinburgh and Grangemouth over the festive period.

On Christmas Eve, 1,020 tie clips resembling Marvel characters The Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Mjolnir, were discovered in four boxes at Edinburgh Airport. The collection had travelled from China via airflight.

The following week on Hogmanay, 247 children’s Disney onesies were detained from a 40ft container imported to Grangemouth Docks from China. It included ten boxes of onesies, based on the characters Tigger and Eeyore from Winne the Pooh, Lilo and Stitch, and Minions.

Murdo McMillan, Head of Border Force Scotland, said:

“The international trade in counterfeit goods is serious organised crime and a threat to the UK economy in terms of lost profits and tax revenues. It can also be used to fund other forms of criminality including the trafficking of people and drugs.

“Counterfeit goods leave customers out of pocket with inferior and possibly dangerous products.

“These seizures demonstrate that, working in partnership with other law enforcement agencies, Border Force use a wide range of tactics to protect our communities."