A MAN who sold fake branded goods has been jailed for just over a year.

Kamran Nazir’s operation was uncovered after trading standards officers from Hampshire County Council made a test purchase of a ‘Jack Wills’ top from Nazir’s stall in Blackbushe market, Camberley, Surrey, in early December last year and found it to be fake.

On December 16, trading standards officers and police officers then waited three miles away from the market and intercepted Nazir driving towards the site in his van.

Inside, they found dozens of fleeces, tops, trainers, ugg boots and slippers and polo shirts, bearing brand names including Nike, Jack Wills, UGG and Ralph Lauren.

Prosecuting, Edward Elton said that all of the items seized by the police were fake. He added the value of the items, had they been sold as branded goods, was “many thousands of pounds”.

Nazir, who is based in Manchester, pleaded guilty to 14 offences under the Trademarks Act and asked for 26 other similar offences to be taken into consideration when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court. Mr Elton said Nazir, 32, was a regular at the market, and was also a familiar face at Barnet Horse Fair, in Barnet, London.

He added that Nazir has a string of previous similar convictions, including possessing goods bearing false trademarks, selling goods bearing false trademarks, and for having a number of aliases.

Defending Nazir, David Castle claimed his client, who served a short spell in prison in 2009, deserved “one more chance”.

He said: “Following his release, he decided he was going to leave this lifestyle behind him.”

However, he said that Nazir fell back into it when his wife became pregnant for the second time and he was unable to earn enough money to provide for his growing family.

Mr Castle said: “He didn’t want this. He wants to pursue a career in HGV driving.”

Judge Keith Cutler sentenced Nazir to a total of 56 weeks imprisonment and ordered him to pay a £100 surcharge.

Judge Cutler said: “It is clear from the pre-sentence report that you really saw this as a way of life, as a way of earning money.

“For you, the only consideration was whether you were going to get caught.”