Illinois-based Shure Incorporated, the largest manufacturer of microphones in the world, recently cooperated with authorities to help nail a counterfeit ring that was manufacturing and distributing fake Shure products in the Far East and likely had plans to expand the operation. Customs authorities seized a container of audio goods that were imported through Bangkok, Thailand and which included a large quantity of counterfeit SM58 microphones destined for retail outlets. Shure investigators, assisted by the Thai Crime Supervision Division, successfully raided six locations and confiscated several thousand counterfeit Shure products and infringing items were seized. In addition to these seizures, a number of people were arrested and charged.
