Police bust gang over fake brand hairdryers

Shanghai police cracked a criminal gang suspected of manufacturing and selling fake Dyson hairdryers, a fashionable icon chased after by Chinese middle class and youths.

The gang of 36, based in Huizhou, Guangdong province, had a clear division of labor in production, wholesale and retail, said police, who received reports from the public in August that some individuals had bought fake Dyson hairdryers from stores on various online shopping platforms.

Two production sites were busted, and the suspects captured on suspicion of counterfeiting a registered trademark on Dec 14, police said. Nearly 400 finished products, more than 1,500 semifinished products and more than 200,000 spare parts were seized.