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.
and what are they going to do with all the cr*p they “rescue”?
What exactly were they selling there in Lawrence?
I am sitting feeling much safer knowing this occurred.
Talking about BS
They’ve been raiding flea markets and swap meets for decades. ive been in the flea market business since the 80s. One morning a couple set up selling brand new play stations and other electronics really cheap. The cops let them sell all day and let the people that bought from them drive away and then they moved in. They were employees from some department store and stole all of it. lol Ive seen them bust Mexicans selling f**e Toy Story videos in Tuscon. But most busts are for counterfeit stuff though.In Syracuse now guns and BB guns are no longer allowed and even then they just tell you to remove it.
Love your sarcasm.
What in Hell does the Department of Homeland Slavery have to do with this?
Thats a job for the regular police to investigate
For what ? They buy everything top price !! LOOK AT THE bILLS !
The little $#%&!@* want to be take over