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Counterfeiters who already make a fortune from fake Swiss watches and army knives have now turned to making a business out of fake Swiss rubbish bags.
Police in the Swiss canton of Zurich said that they have uncovered thousands of counterfeit rubbish bags carrying the region's waste disposal tax and recycling label, smuggled in from Serbia.
'A 37-year-old man has over several months smuggled thousands of fake rubbish bags from Serbia to Switzerland where they are sold,' said Zurich police in a statement.
Cartons of trashbags were first discovered during border control checks on a tour bus coming from Serbia.
A Serbian man was found to have the fake bags at his grocery store in Zurich.
Police said experts found the fakes were 'relatively good' but that the bag tears more easily compared to the Swiss originals.
