No place for fake goods: Zulfamy (left) cutting up an imitation sports jersey at the press conference in Kota Kinabalu.
KOTA KINABALU: An assortment of imitation goods worth more than RM370,000 has been disposed of by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry here.
These items were seized under the Trademarks Act 2019 and Trade Description Act 2011 in 11 cases investigated between 2019 and this year.
“Among the items being disposed of are sports attire and shoes, wristwatches, perfumes, shampoos, razors, pen drives and compacts discs,” said the ministry’s Sabah deputy director Zulfamy Mat Udi at its exhibit storehouse here yesterday.
He said the items, worth approximately RM375,210.63, were to be disposed of after the ministry completed the probes on the 11 cases that led to prosecutions.
He added that a big portion of the items seized consisted of sports jerseys that were valued at some RM233,000.
However, Zulfamy said not all the items were destroyed.
“Goods that fulfilled certain criteria will be donated to the needy, like orphanages, following some required procedures.
“Some will also be returned to the owners if they had valid business licences,” he added.
Zulfamy said for the record, the Sabah chapter of the ministry carried out a total of 18 disposal activities of items it has seized this year so far, involving a value of more than RM1mil.
He said between January and Nov 21, it conducted 70,335 checks on premises throughout the state.
“We also recorded notice of compounds amounting to RM485,800, followed by seized items valued at more than RM5.9mil and fines totalling RM123,000,” Zulfamy said.
Towards this end, he said the ministry will intensify enforcement efforts.
