Police operations have transformed Cheetham Hill, once notorious for fake goods and organised crime, but many customers have disappeared too ...

Two streets, 51 vape shops. That’s the ‘almost surreal’ situation Stephen Topping found when he took a walk along the road formerly known as Counterfeit Street. Where once stood dozens of shops ...

Mancunians are well accustomed to their city having one makeover after another, with cranes practically ever present in its skyline. Yet there is one corner of town which has transformed almost beyond ...

Nearly $2.5 million worth of knockoff Nike sneakers bound for the UK’s counterfeit capital, Manchester, never made it to their final destination. The BBC reported that Greater Manchester Police and ...