A MULTI-MILLION pound counterfeit clothing operation was cracked by police and trading standards offices after a massive operation.

More than 5,000 brand-name garments were seized from four Blackburn companies after a tip off to Trading Standards officers a month earlier after they seized fake goods worth £1 million in Blackpool.

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