Foreign companies have long complained about lax intellectual property enforcement in China where counterfeiting is rampant
Police earlier this week raided the premises of Lepin -- a Chinese toymaker manufacturing Lego knockoffs in the southern city of Shenzhen -- arresting four people, Shanghai police said on Friday.
"Across more than 10 assembly lines, over 90 moulds had been produced... some 630,000 completed pieces worth more than 200 million yuan ," the statement said. The counterfeit products could be a safety concern for consumers, said Lego's China and Asia Pacific vice president Robin Smith, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The knockoffs are popular in a price-conscious market: a small city-themed Lepin set retails for $3 a box, whereas similar Lego sets start at $15.
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