- Jan 8, 2011
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"Police in Beijing have raided a factory that produced more than 41,000 fake iPhones worth as much as 120 million yuan ($19 million).
Police arrested nine people, including a married couple who led the counterfeiting operation, after a raid in May on the factory, run under the guise of a gadget maintenance shop on the northern outskirts of the Chinese capital.
The details were revealed in a social media posting on Sunday by the public security bureau in Beijing.
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Apple also declined to comment, saying the investigation was ongoing.
It is not the first time China has uncovered plots to exploit the popularity of Apple products."
Police arrested nine people, including a married couple who led the counterfeiting operation, after a raid in May on the factory, run under the guise of a gadget maintenance shop on the northern outskirts of the Chinese capital.
The details were revealed in a social media posting on Sunday by the public security bureau in Beijing.
[...]
Apple also declined to comment, saying the investigation was ongoing.
It is not the first time China has uncovered plots to exploit the popularity of Apple products."
