Tourists to be fined at a popular Spanish resort
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On the popular Costa Blanca coast in Alicante province in south-eastern Spain, fines of 200 euros have been introduced for tourists who violate a new rule.
Tourists face penalties for buying goods from unlicensed street vendors in the resort town of Torrevieja, one of the region’s main tourist destinations.
Unlicensed street vendors often sell their goods right on the street, simply approaching sunbathing tourists on the beach or visitors to bars with outdoor seating. They mainly sell sunglasses, headwear and clothing that are counterfeit versions of popular brands’ products.
This is already the second stage in the fight against such business. Previously, police focused on unlicensed sellers in order to confiscate any counterfeit goods from them. Now they have decided to target buyers as well, because, as the saying goes, demand creates supply.
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