SHARJAH // Police have arrested a gang of three men who were allegedly running a fake perfume factory from a farm in Al Madam.
M H, N L and M T, all Bangladeshis, were arrested after officers from the central region and Al Dhaid raided the farm and found large quantities of empty perfume bottles, stickers and machines used to package and refill bottles.
The men would refill the empty bottles at the farm, place stickers of various perfume brands on the bottles and package them up to sell at stores in other emirates at a very low prices, police said.
Colonel Haran Al Katbi urged residents not to buy counterfeit goods and report any illegal activities to the police.
He also called on farm owners to monitor their properties and to make sure no illegal activities are being carried out by people who lease them.
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