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An exclusive investigation by Dark Luxury reveals how Chinese gangs are making thousands in profit buying Louis Vuitton handbags in Europe with the help of tourists.

The gangs are recruiting them via RedNote, and offering a fee to tourists - the handbags head straight to China where they’re sold for a huge profit.

They’re also skimming money from EU tax refund schemes, the first public evidence of this happening.

LVMH’s CEO says his brands are immune from such “parallel markets,” but it looks like Chinese traders are outsmarting him, his staff, and EU taxpayers.