Police raid brings down Harry Potter knock-off store!

Well, this is certainly a new one. A shop selling Harry Potter merchandise in Spain was raided as everything being sold was fake!

A shop on Barcelona selling fake knock-offs was raided by the Spanish Police force, the Guardia Civil. The store was selling a variety of knock-off products related to Disney and Warner Bros, the vast majority belonging to Harry Potter.

The items the store sold appeared genuine enough. Gryffindor house scarves, Ravenclaw banners and even a selection of wands housed in a glass case where up for sale. An investigation into the items determined that they were nothing more than counterfeits being sold as genuine items.

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Both the raid and the investigation prior was conducted by the Guardia Civil who stated that the operation was part of a much wider operation looking into fake items arriving via overseas and being sold in Spain.

It is not quite understood how many items have been seized but it is looking to be close to 10,000 items worth almost 300,000 Euros in retail value.

Barcelona has been known to sell many knock-off items. Mostly in the clothing industry, Football / Soccer shirts and designer clothing are the most common items to be found as knock-offs.

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The raid itself took place at the end of February but it did not come to light via the local media until Wednesday 7^th March. A 38 years old woman, believed to be the Manager, was arrested at the time.

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Just goes to show you how serious selling knock-offs can actually be.