The Dept. of Homeland Security, along with local law enforcement, raided a flea market this past weekend near Lawrence, Mass., arresting 40 people for selling counterfeit goods.
Since when is DHS suppose to be raiding flea markets? Aren’t they suppose to be tracking down terrorists? Oh wait, that’s what the Muslim Brotherhood organization considers Americans to be.
LAWRENCE — Police, joined by agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arrested 40 people for selling counterfeit items at two flea markets yesterday.
“This is an effort to support local, legitimate businesses who have complained of these individuals selling bogus merchandise,” Interim Lawrence Police Chief James Fitzpatrick said of the sweep last night.
“Over the course of several months, we targeted individual selling counterfeit goods and counterfeit intellectual property. Our investigation culminated with the arrests of over 40 people involved in selling these illicit items,” he said. “In recent history, I believe this is probably the largest raid in Massachusetts involving counterfeit goods.”
The raids began at about 11 a.m. yesterday and lasted through late afternoon. The raids took place at Don Flea Market at 85 Manchester St., and Lawrence Flea Market and Auction House at 468 N. Canal St, near the Falls Bridge, according to Fitzpatrick. The Police Department used several vans, some of them loaned by the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, to transport the defendants to the Lawrence Police Department, where they were being booked last night.
Fitzpatrick said he believed that most of those charged were from out of town.
“The Department of Homeland Security was the lead with Lawrence Police Department,” said Carrie Kimball-Monahan, spokeswoman for Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office.
“We were part of the investigation and we will prosecute,” she said.
Police referred all comments on the raid to federal authorities. Calls to the U.S. Attorney’s office and Homeland Security were not returned.
Fitzpatrick said federal agents planned to wait until tomorrow before issuing a press release about yesterday’s raids.
“There’s a great deal of evidence that needs to be cataloged,” Fitzpatrick said of the items seized. Some of the counterfeit items sold were fake lines of clothing, he said.
HEINOUS AMOUNT OF WRECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE AND LIMITLESS NEW POWER AND PARAMETERS OF ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES THESE DAYS
Government over-reach is going to get a lot worse. Which is the reason we all must stand up against the federal government, clip its wings back and return power and rights to the several states.
Look at hitler history …wake up people were in trouble
these jackasses are allowing them in.
They are probably much better at Raiding Flea Markets than they are at controlling Terrorism !!
This is no way to live folks! These people are tearing apart our way of life with their incidious bull$#%&!@*. Time to get pissed and start pushing back!
how about spending that time rounding up the criminal illegals that ice let walk
Butch Howard what a good idea. Don’t know how to pull it off but for,sure needs asserted,14 things gov needs to think about vs this tyrant state we are in
I bought a counterfeit Stratocaster at a Flea Market. I’m dumb, so DHS needs to wipe my ass.
Ted Toth have to start some where.