A COUNTERFEIT dealer who was found in possession of more than 1000 fake goods has been ordered to pay almost £19,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

In 2010, police and officers from HM Revenue and Customs raided a warehouse in Tradeston after a tip-off it was being used to store dodgy items.

They found a large number of goods which they suspected to be counterfeit and called in experts from the city council's trading standards department.

A total of 1358 brooches, T-shirts, jackets, flip-flops, watches, bracelets and boots, which all carried the logos of top-of-the-range brands, were found laid out across four rooms on the first floor of the warehouse.

Labels claimed they had been made by companies including Chanel, Adidas, Stone Island, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Tinnany and Co, Ugg and Links of London.

The goods were removed and when the trademarks were checked they were all found to be fake.

A council spokesman said: "With regard to the value of the goods, it is not possible to put a value on them.

"None of the goods seized had any price tag attached, and as counterfeits, they have no relevance or correlation to the recommended retail price of the genuine goods.

"However, the quantity of goods was such that it was clear they were for onward sale and supply and given his plea of guilty, this is accepted by the accused."

Earlier this week, a confiscation order was granted against Wishvas Marwaha under the Proceeds of Crime Act and he was ordered to pay £18,900.

In September 2012, Marwaha appeared in court and pled guilty to possessing counterfeit goods and was ordered to carry out 250 hours community service.

Alistair Watson, the city council's sustainability and transport spokesman, said: "Glasgow's trading standards officers are dedicated to tackling the supply of counterfeit goods and protecting the public from dangerous, fake items.

"This is a good example of what can happen to those actively involved in counterfeiting and trading standards will continue to work in partnership and bring criminals engaging in selling counterfeit goods to justice."

Lindsey Miller, procurator fiscal for organised crime and counter terrorism, said: "Counterfeit goods undermine our legitimate economy and cause lasting damage to the retail industry.

"The funds recovered will be made available to be reinvested in the community by Scottish Ministers through for CashBack for Communities programme."