2023-12-25 15:01:00
On July 13, 2022, the Mariemont police carried out a road check in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont. Orlando, a citizen of Soignies, is at the wheel of his car whose right rear light is defective.
The police are intrigued. Boxes are piled up in the passenger compartment. The police search these boxes and discover watches, perfumes, clothes… There are the logos of the biggest brands. They also found four phones, a sum of 750 euros in cash and five pellets of cocaine.
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The objects are appraised and none are authentic, they are copies, counterfeit objects to the detriment of major brands. Everything is captured. When questioned, Orlando explains that he has been out of work since the health crisis. He found himself on the floor, overnight, like many workers active in the Horeca sector. Addicted to games of chance, his unemployment benefits of 1,250 euros per month are no longer enough.
The investigation highlights numerous trips to Turkey. The defendant was going there to meet suppliers, the same ones who supply local businesses in seaside resorts. The products were then sent to Germany, then stored in Belgium. According to the public prosecutor, everything was very well organized, my machine was well oiled.
David, from Houdeng-Aimeries, detained since September, would like to get out of prison: “I miss my chihuahua” he told the court
The defendant then resold his products on social networks. In addition to selling counterfeit products, the public prosecutor also detains fraudulent work, because the defendant was not registered with the central business bank.
15 months required
A sentence of fifteen months in prison was requested once morest the man who was sentenced seven times by the police court, to eight months in prison for acts of violence by the Liège Court of Appeal in 2008 and to a sentence of ‘one year in Charleroi.
According to the defendant’s lawyer, this traffic stop was not a bad thing. Without this arrest, Orlando would probably still be busy selling counterfeit products. “He got himself into trouble on his own and he was made to face his responsibilities,” says the lawyer.
After experiencing the joys of the dungeon, Orlando found a formal job and he suits his employer very well.
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