The plant produced up to 2,000 labels a day for brands such as Levis, Diesel, Lacoste, Adidas and others.

The Police arrested three people, who now face trial for forging trademarks and usurpation of industrial property.

The Police investigation unit DIJIN raided the district of Ricaurte in Bogota and found the lithography equipment which the gang used as their front.

During the raid a large quantity of items required for clothing labels was seized, along with the materials needed to make them, worth a total of some US$135,000.

They used an offset machine whose main advantage was that they could print large articles and apply several colours at the same time.

Taken from ElTiempo.com dated September 8, 2009.