A woman selling fake Olympic clothing during the 2012 Games has been hit with one of Westminster Council’s most hefty sums.

Yi Wang, of Poplar, was caught selling counterfeit and unsafe clothing after the borough’s trading standards officers raided the Hi Panda shop in Kingly Court, in August 2012.

Yesterday (October 22) the 24-year-old Chinese national was ordered to hand over £135,000 in criminal proceeds, which is one of the largest sums Westminster’s officers have ever pursued.

When they raided the shop, just off Regent Street, they found clothes illegally branded with the Olympic logo, at the same time the Games were taking place in London, as well as other clothes and toys which were unsafe.

The goods, worth a total of £5,180, were seized and Wang was found guilty in January 2014 of breaching the Trademarks Act 1994, the Olympic Symbol etc (Protection) Act 1995, the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 and Consumer Protection Act 1987. She was fined £500 and ordered to do 100 hours community service.

However, after examining her accounts, officers discovered from 2011 to 2013 she had received a series of significant cash payments and was yesterday ordered to have £135,000 confiscated from her. She also has to pay Westminster Council costs of £20,746.75.

One of the counterfeit shirts Wang was selling in Kingly Court

Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, a counterfeiter’s assets can be traced back up to six years and will be confiscated unless they can prove the assets are not the proceeds of a criminal lifestyle - in this case Wang could not prove the money was from legal means so had to give up her assets.

Sue Jones, Westminster Council’s trading standards manager, said: “This is another success for our Trading Standards team who didn’t rest when they found £5,000 worth of counterfeit goods but went on to investigate further.

"The court has now ordered Ms Wang to hand over £135,000 – reflecting the extent to which she benefited from her criminality. Sellers of counterfeit goods and other fraudsters should know that we will not hesitate to pursue them and their ill-gotten gains in this way.”