<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Gold Coast man has been charged after being accused of selling counterfeit copies of Cartier and other high-end jewellery and raking in $100,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The items were seized in a search warrant in December 2023 of a Burleigh Heads store, where police found bracelets, rings, gold bullion and cash in a safe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigations continued after police were unable to verify their legitimacy.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/coles-woolworths-aldi-australia-supermarkets-price-gouging-laws-labor-government/da731a5c-33d2-4b39-90bc-7d8deb09a58e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Government to table laws to combat supermarket price gouging</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It later emerged they were forgeries allegedly presented as Cartier and Van Cleef &amp; Arpels pieces.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite being sold at the store for $100,000, the actual value of the items was only $28,000 overall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/china-hong-kong-cargo-aircraft-skidded-off-airport-runway-into-the-sea-two-confirmed-dead/0376b501-09ec-412f-aec1-efa16f6135b4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two dead after cargo plane skids off runway into sea while landing at Hong Kong</span></strong></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gold-coast-queensland-fake-jewellery-cartier-van-cleef-arpels/204bdbfb-867c-4091-af14-cf136e5ce89d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man in his 40s has now been charged with 22 counts of possessing or exposing for sale goods with false trademarks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This penalty carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, or a fine of $181,500.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man will appear before Southport Magistrates Court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>