Man summoned to court for selling suspected stolen perfume and Airpods in Portsmouth after hundreds of pounds of items seized
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Officers spotted the man in his 20s flogging the electronics and cosmetics to the public in Commercial Road.
At roughly 3pm last Thursday, police seized £800 of goods from him.
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This included brands such as Coco Chanel, Bleu de Chanel and Apple.
The man from Southampton has been summoned while police enquires continue.
He is not believed to be a licenced market trader.
A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: ‘The offence took place on Thursday October 20 and officers spotted it at around 3pm.
![Brands of the suspected stolen goods - £800 worth - including Coco Chanel, Bleu De Chanel and Apple. Picture: Hampshire police/Habibur Rahman.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExZmQ2NTdiLTExODEtNDNkNy1iZGVmLWU1MzUzM2NlMWVjZDo1ZDE3NGNlYi03MmQ0LTQ2MjEtOTM1YS1jNDdkNWYwMDBkMTU=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Brands of the suspected stolen goods - £800 worth - including Coco Chanel, Bleu De Chanel and Apple. Picture: Hampshire police/Habibur Rahman.](/img/placeholder.png)
‘The man in his 20s is from Southampton and is not believed to be a licensed market stall trader at the current time.
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Hide Ad‘The approximate value of the products seized – perfume and Airpods – is £800.
‘We are still investigating where the products have come from and aren’t linking them to any specific incident at the moment.’