Insecticides worth P53.35 million were confiscated, and the Chinese man who owns the warehouse storing the products was arrested in Tarlac, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Monday.
The seizure and the arrest stemmed from a search warrant for violation of Section 155 in relation to Section 170 of Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code targeting a warehouse in Barangay Parsolingan, Gerona, last Friday, the CIDG noted in a statement.
The police identified the arrested suspect as ‘De Yu.’
‘He was caught while allegedly manufacturing, storing, and trading aerosol insecticide canisters without the consent or authorization of the owner of the registered trademark,’ the CIDG said.
‘The authorities seized voluminous unfilled canisters, pressed canisters, canister lids, tin sheets/plates to be used for manufacturing canisters; and machinery and equipment used in the production of alleged counterfeit or trademark infringing aerosol insecticide canisters,’ it added.
The arrested foreigner was charged before the National Prosecution Service with violations of Sections 155, 168, and 169 of RA No. 8293, the CIDG further noted.