According to Japanese newspaper, The Mainichi Shimbun, these eight suspects were selling fake Japan arrests 8 people for selling fake Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba figures.
The newspaper reported that the Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested five of these individuals, and they sold about four to 12 fake figures on an online auction.
According to the newspaper, these five Kyoto-based suspects sold around 44 total figures worth around 57,980 yen.
They also reported that the fake items were duplicated from prize figures that people can win via lottery or crane games.