Some P800,000 worth of counterfeit shampoo and hair conditioners were
seized by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation during a raid
conducted over the weekend in Quiapo, Manila.
Arrested was
Dong Jin Pei, alleged owner of the raided stockroom located at the 5th
floor of the Equitable Banking Corp. building.
According to
the NBI's Intellectual Property Rights Division, a complaint
was filed by Unilever Philippines last July 27.
The firm
asked the NBI to go after the unauthorized retailers, dealers and
manufacturers of fake Unilever shampoo and hair conditioner brands
Vaseline, Lux, Sunsilk, and Creamsilk.
After conducting a
surveillance operation and securing a search warrant from Manila Judge
Antonio Eugenio Jr., NBI-IPRD agents swooped down on the
suspect's stockroom last Saturday.
During the raid, a
commotion erupted when an NBI agent was allegedly attacked with a
cutter and kicked in the thigh by Bonnie Sy, reportedly a relative of
Dong.
Found inside the suspect's stockroom were 210
boxes of assorted fake Sunsilk and Lux shampoo products. Each box
contained about 288 sachets, the NBI said.
Charges for unfair
competition and direct assault have been filed against Dong and Sy,
who were both detained at the NBI detention cell.
Meanwhile, a
janitor was electrocuted while cleaning an elevator inside a moviehouse
in Manila university belt area last Monday morning.
Manila police homicide investigators identified the victim as Lorenzo Briez, 24, of 3990 V. Mapa St., Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Investigation
showed that the victim, along with a certain Nestor Ellar, a fellow
janitor, were cleaning the second floor of the Tandem theater building
when they smelled the odor of a dead rat inside the elevator.
Police
said Briez then opened the access panel of the elevator thinking that
the dead rodent was inside. Seconds later, he was electrocuted when he
accidentally touched an exposed electrical wire.
Briez died on the way to the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center. by Mike Frialde
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