In Scotland, counterfeit DVDs with an estimated value of £200,000 were recovered during an operation involving Strathclyde Police and The Federation Against Counterfeit Theft (FACT).
On Thursda, October 16, officers executed a warrant at an address on New City Road in Glasgow.
As a result three males aged 40, 41 and 45 and a female aged 36 were arrested and detained in police custody in connection with the recovery.
Detective Sergeant Joe McLaughlin from Strathclyde Police said: "This seizure forms part of Operation League, which is a national operation headed by Strathclyde Police targeting serious and organised crime groups involved in this type of activity and other areas of criminality.
"We will continue to target those individuals involved in a bid to curb this type of criminality in Strathclyde and indeed Scotland."
Kieron Sharp, FACT Director General, added: "The sale of counterfeit DVDs on the streets of Glasgow has become a major problem over that past couple of years and this intelligence led operation was aimed at those supplying the product.
"Not only is the sale of knock off DVDs illegal in itself but the trade is largely controlled by organised criminal networks for whom this is another way of funding their activities.
"I would like to commend Strathclyde Police for their work on this operation and thank them for their ongoing efforts to tackle this serious criminal activity."
