$7M in fake designer goods seized
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$7M in fake designer goods seized
This fake booty ain't free.
Toronto Police have arrested a North York man after they found $7 million worth of phony Chanel handbags and Baby Phat pendants at a home Thursday. Nearly $730,000 in cash was also seized at 250 Shaughnessy Blvd.
"We're still looking into stuff and checking into the case more this weekend," Det. Kent Hewson said. "There was a lot of counterfeit jewelry and we seized a lot of cash."
Police armed with a search warrant found rings, pendants, purses, handbags and wallets among the counterfeit gear.
SOLD EVERYWHERE
Hewson wouldn't give out many details ahead of a press conference Monday, but did say the goods are sold "all over the place -- on the Internet and out of retailers."
A neighbour said a man and a woman moved into the two-storey house about five years ago.
"They never talked to anyone else," he said. "They painted the house on the outside, because it had been vacant for a while. They were do-it-yourselfers. And sometimes I saw a lot of cars on the street, but I thought that was maybe for parties."
Helen Tsaparas, another neighbour, said she saw police cruisers shortly before noon on Thursday.
"It's a very quiet neighbourhood, I'm surprised," said Tsaparas, 57.
Fu-Ten Huang, 65, is to appear in court April 11.
Toronto Police have arrested a North York man after they found $7 million worth of phony Chanel handbags and Baby Phat pendants at a home Thursday. Nearly $730,000 in cash was also seized at 250 Shaughnessy Blvd.
"We're still looking into stuff and checking into the case more this weekend," Det. Kent Hewson said. "There was a lot of counterfeit jewelry and we seized a lot of cash."
Police armed with a search warrant found rings, pendants, purses, handbags and wallets among the counterfeit gear.
SOLD EVERYWHERE
Hewson wouldn't give out many details ahead of a press conference Monday, but did say the goods are sold "all over the place -- on the Internet and out of retailers."
A neighbour said a man and a woman moved into the two-storey house about five years ago.
"They never talked to anyone else," he said. "They painted the house on the outside, because it had been vacant for a while. They were do-it-yourselfers. And sometimes I saw a lot of cars on the street, but I thought that was maybe for parties."
Helen Tsaparas, another neighbour, said she saw police cruisers shortly before noon on Thursday.
"It's a very quiet neighbourhood, I'm surprised," said Tsaparas, 57.
Fu-Ten Huang, 65, is to appear in court April 11.
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