KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four of the six people who were taken into custody in relation to the seizure of an estimated $300 million worth of counterfeit goods on Princess Street in Kingston yesterday have been released.

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The other two who are Chinese nationals have since been charged by investigators from the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch (C-TOC) with unauthorised use of trade mark, breaches of the Customs Act and misleading and deceptive conduct.

They have since been identified as 40-year-old Zhang Timpim of Lords Road, Kingston 5 and 32-year-old Yang Zhao of Halifax Avenue, Kingston 8.

Reports are that about 9:00 am lawmen were on operation in the area when a number of stores were searched and hundreds of counterfeit items, including shoes, clothing, phone cases, back-packs and other items were seized. Six people – five males and one female – were subsequently taken into custody; however, four were later released.

The accused are to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday, May 2.