Yantain customs recently donated more than 7,000 seized items including shoes, handbags and men's trousers to the provincial Red Cross Society to help impoverished families and the vulnerable, said officials. Customs regulations permit illicit items to be auctioned, destroyed, purchased by rightful owners or donated to charity. Yantai customs investigated some 170 infringements in 2012 involving more than 20 famous brands.

(Source: China Daily)