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.
There are other agencies that are designed to go after counterfit goods…No way DHS has any business doing this…obama puts people where ever he choses…then we wonder why agencies are doing their “real jobs” and why there is so much corruption…
NO DOUBT AMERICAN MARKETS PACK WITH COPY PRODUCTS OF BRAND IIMES, CHINA IS ON TOP COPIER AND PART OTHERS FROM ASIAN AND LATIN COUNTRIES, CATCHING 40 CULPRITS AND CHEATERS FROM FLEA MARKET.MASS. IS WISE BY HOMELAND SECURITY, BUT TO CATCH THEIR KEY OWNERS THOSE ARE IN SEARCH OF QUICK PROFIT FOR COMPANIES.
Nothing will change. Obama is just someone to blame.
So, how do you know?
We will have to see.
CHINA IS TOP COPIER OF BRANDED PRODUCTS FROM NEEDLE TO NUKE???
I REMEMBER HOW CHINESE WERE COPYING PRODUCTS, I SAW THEM IN DUBAI THEY ALWAY COMES LIKE COUPLE WITH CAMERA, WOMEN WATCH BRANDED ITEMS OF GOLD,WATCHES,
DRESSES,SHOES,KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND WHATEVER NEEDFUL TO THEM AND MAN WITH CAMERA TAKING VIDEO OF ITEM TO ITEM FROM IN SIDE FROM OUT SIDE AND BY HOLDING IN HANDS.. LATER THEY BUY ONE PIECE IF THEY FEEL WORTH TO COPY ? LATER YOU MAY FIND THE DUPLICATE PRODUCT WITH SAME MODEL WITH DIFFERENT NAME IN PRODUCT OR OEM PRODUCTS!
DUBAI IS DUPLICATE MARKET AND HUB FOR RUSSIA,CIS,MIDDLE EAST,IRAN,AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA! BUT TO AMERICAN THERE IS CHECK SYSTEM? EVEN THOUGH GET INTO OTHER F**E PACKINGS AND ROTATE IN MARKETS!
Before he declares himself king
Unless their gathering illegals to deport they’re waiting our money and time!!!
They want t he seller to pay taxes on the money
They want the seller’s to pay taxes on items they sold…..