Overview

• On April 6, 2025, the Guardia Civil's Unidad Fiscal y de Fronteras seized over €1.4 million in counterfeit sneakers and luxury-style bags during raids in Badalona.
• The operation targeted two wholesale warehouses supplying Barcelona’s informal 'top manta' street vendors, following weeks of investigation into counterfeit distribution networks.
• The first warehouse contained 10,040 pairs of counterfeit sneakers valued at €1,305,200, while the second held 253 fake luxury bags worth €102,500.
• A 28-year-old Chinese warehouse manager is under criminal investigation for industrial property crimes, and a 43-year-old Chinese warehouse owner faces administrative contraband charges.
• The seized goods remain deposited at the Badalona court as authorities continue to trace the broader counterfeit supply chain.