September 27 Friday 2002
ICC crack down on bootleg T-shirts

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have seized hundreds of T-shirts illegally printed with the logo of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy taking place here, officials said on Thursday.

The ICC said they had sought police help to crack down on the bootleg products being sold in clothing stores in the Sri Lankan capital without the permission of the tournament organisers.

"Counterfeit clothing, particularly T-shirts, were found in shops in all main market areas including Pettah, Nugegoda and Havelock Road," an ICC spokesman said.

He said the ICC's development arm known as ICC Development International (IDI) had received reports of widespread violation of the ICC logos on unofficially produced clothing. The IDI representatives also found T-shirts with the World Cup 2003 logo following a police raid which resulted in the seizure of over 300 T-shirts.