A south Pembrokeshire woman ran a business selling counterfeit clothing from home, a court has heard.

Shelley Webb of New Hedges, advertised the fake goods on her Facebook page.

Webb, who pleaded guilty to seven offences under the Trade Marks Act, was ordered to pay £1,775 when she appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates on Tuesday.

The court was told that a warrant was executed at her home in December, 2013, as a result of information received by Pembrokeshire County Council Trading Standards.

During the search a quantity of counterfeit goods were found and seized as evidence. These appeared to include Superdry hoodies and jackets; Hollister hoodies and Ugg boots.

Money and notebooks detailing the sale of the goods were also seized.

Samples of the goods were then sent to the trademark holders concerned who confirmed that the goods were indeed fake.

In mitigation, Webb’s solicitor, Matthew Greenish, said that his client had been naive and had lost money on the venture.

He added that she now accepted that what she had done was wrong.

She had “held her hands up” and been fully cooperative with Trading Standards officers in their investigation.

Speaking after the case on behalf of the Council’s Public Protection Division, the Authority’s Cabinet Member for Environmental and Regulatory Services, Councillor Huw George, said: “Counterfeiting is sometimes seen as a victimless crime, but the supply of cheap inferior fake goods affects the business of legitimate traders in our County.

“As well as checking for fake goods at markets and car boot sales, Trading Standards officers now also check online to identify people selling fakes on social media sites. Once identified, action will be taken against them.”

The magistrates issued Webb with a £250 fine; prosecution costs of £1,500, and a victim surcharge of £25.

They also ordered a Forfeiture Order so that the counterfeit goods could be destroyed.