Federal authorities in Puerto Rico said they have seized more than 40,000 counterfeit condoms that allegedly came from China.

A Garda raid has found a huge spread of counterfeit goods, including 15 boxes of bin bags bearing the logo of a legitimate Dublin recycling company.

A large amount of suspected stolen clothing has been seized in Dublin.

People are being warned about the dangers of buying counterfeit make up in the run-up to Christmas which may contain arsenic or lead.

Gardaí have seized counterfeit goods worth over €200,000 in an operation carried out in Mullingar.

THE stench of rotting garbage and diesel fumes hangs heavily over the main street of Giugliano in Campania, a sprawling town just north of Naples.