Fake face masks worth RM10,000 seized in Labuan

The Office of the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism here seized 2,149 fake respirator face masks worth RM10,745, from two hardware premises here on yesterday.

The seized Korea-made fake items bore the name of a popular Canadian brand.

State chief enforcement officer Mohd Fikri Lai Abdullah described the seizure as the biggest so far this year, involving an imitation product.

He told a press conference today that the seizure was the result of a one-day operation following public complaints.

He said based on preliminary investigations, the fake was sold at RM5 as compared to the genuine product costing RM6 each.