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AT LEAST eight Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials were injured by hundreds of Cambodian vendors at the well-known Rong Kluea market after they tried to arrest a female vendor yesterday for selling counterfeit brand-name perfumes and belts.

The raid at the market on the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaew province renewed concerns about unabated violation of intellectual-property rights.

The DSI officers reportedly did not inform local police and military units in advance of the raid, resulting in a chaotic situation. The Cambodian suspect was snatched away by a mob of around 400 of her compatriots after she was arrested by the officers, who confiscated about 10 bags of counterfeit goods.

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