Authorities in Edinburgh seize a large shipment of counterfeit football shirts in one of the UK’s biggest counterfeiting operations, worth an estimated £5.5 million. Multiple outlets report that the Edinburgh trading standards team confiscates about nine tonnes of fake football kit, including Scotland’s latest home and away jerseys. The seized items reportedly include more than 158,000 products featuring teams linked to the World Cup, such as England, France, and Spain. The operation targets counterfeit World Cup merchandise, with officials describing the aim as disrupting criminal attempts to profit from fan demand. The reports characterize the raid as a major effort to prevent counterfeit goods from entering circulation, citing the volume and estimated value of the items seized. Sources also note that the consignment contains a range of fake shirts rather than a single team’s merchandise. No details are provided in the supplied summaries about arrests, the specific suppliers involved, or how the shipment was traced.