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July 1, 2009

Feds Seize $10m Shipment of Fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized six shipments of counterfeit designer goods last week from Chinese ships docked in Newark, New Jersey.

The cargo — reportedly destined for street sales in Georgia, New York, and South Carolina — included fake Gucci shoes, Louis Vuitton and Coach handbags, and Nike Air Jordan sneakers, worth an estimated street value of $10-million.

This crack in the pipeline is one of the largest designer counterfeiting busts in recent history; in April, $1.4-million worth of fake Ed Hardy was uncovered in New York City, and in December, police seized designer replicas valued at $2.4-million from L.A.’s Santee Alley. With that in mind, Atlanta blogger A. Scott Walton poses an interesting question:

How long can it be then, before, law enforcement starts spying around corners for those who think it’s a victim-less crime to buy fake goods on the cheap? Alas, the fashion police never sleeps.

1 Comment | Filed under: On the street | Tags: , , | M.J. Prest @ 4:37 pm
  1. IM LOVIN THIS GARBAGE BAGG THA BEST WEN I GROW UP MA 1ST KIDDS NAME IS GONNA BE LOUIS VOTTON N ALL HE GONNA WEAR IS LOUIS VOTON

    Comment by KENNY IGE — July 16, 2010 @ 11:23 pm

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