Homeland Security raids flea market over bogus sports jerseys

[green73]

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-04-22/news/bs-md-raid-20120422_1_federal-agents-raid-sports-apparel-patapsco-flea-market

[Kotin]

How is this homeland security-related?!?

Fuck you dhs.

[Origanalist]

I wonder if they used one of these?

http://www.infowars.com/homeland-security-unveils-monstrous-swat-trucks/

(Couldn't figure out how to post the &^%&%$ picture)

Or if they brought some of these just to make sure they had enough firepower?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G3cCRrT5at8

[azxd]

How is this homeland security-related?!?

Fuck you dhs.Administrative restructuring ?
I've lost track of who investigates/enforces what.

[tod evans]

Create a "new" federal law enforcement agency and then use it to enforce whatever statute is at hand?

This shit has to stop!........Clothes for Pete's sake..........I suppose the Chinese sweat shops will be the next "security" issue?

[Origanalist]

Administrative restructuring ?
I've lost track of who investigates/enforces what.

Everybody has, now they just make it up as they go.

[kcchiefs6465]

Administrative restructuring ?
I've lost track of who investigates/enforces what.
Lmao. Is there any type of L.E. situation you would not defend? I don't view it as "administrative restructuring." I view it as they're taking small steps towards to introducing this breed of swine onto American streets. The sickness I get from the article is compounded when the majority of Americans are as complacent as you are. Though I have to admit, I don't believe your posts come from ignorance as the majority of Americans but rather your "need" to add hundreds of comments to a thread. And by the way, you have a uncanning ability to speak their swine lingo. Next time I need a translation I'll be sure to ask.

[jkr]

mission CREEPS

[Bruno]

Your $50 Billion agency hard at work!

[azxd]

Lmao. Is there any type of L.E. situation you would not defend? I don't view it as "administrative restructuring." I view it as they're taking small steps towards to introducing this breed of swine onto American streets. The sickness I get from the article is compounded when the majority of Americans are as complacent as you are. Though I have to admit, I don't believe your posts come from ignorance as the majority of Americans but rather your "need" to add hundreds of comments to a thread. And by the way, you have a uncanning ability to speak their swine lingo. Next time I need a translation I'll be sure to ask.Kind of going overboard ... YES ?

Anyone who's been paying attention, knows that this administration enacted a major restructuring of many departments, and to state such is not to defend, just to voice what has happened.

Heck,
Look at what HHS is now in charge of !!!

And thanks for the insult LOL

[enjerth]

What was the retail value on the items seized at the end of this 2 & 1/2 year investigation? Was it anywhere close to the cost of the 1-day raid by the feds?

Could they have saved money by sending in shoppers to buy all the products that they would have seized, and then make arrests?

[donnay]

"...special agents, with assistance from our law enforcement and industry partners."

That statement is it in a nutshell.

How many patents did the industry and government steal from average citizens?

[oyarde]

How are these jersey's a threat ? Anyway , no way those fuckers are getting my $1 Pakistan pocket knife one of my maint guys picked up for me at the flea market .

[oyarde]

"...special agents, with assistance from our law enforcement and industry partners."

That statement is it in a nutshell.

How many patents did the industry and government steal from average citizens? Yep , soon as I read the headline that is what I figured.

[oyarde]

Alright , how can Homeland and the partners tell the fake cosmetics from the real ones ??

[r3volution]

been going on for years. just rarely gets reported .

[DEGuy]

So, are we supposed to obey orders from Homeland Security agents now too? I think everyone understands local police officers and the FBI have authority, but outside of an airport, I thought DHS didn't have any powers. If one of them showed up at my business, I'd tell them to leave and come back with a real police officer. After I've been beaten senseless, I'm sure I wouldn't have much of a choice. But still, how do I even identify a legitimate DHS agent? Is it even illegal to impersonate one?

[oyarde]

So, are we supposed to obey orders from Homeland Security agents now too? I think everyone understands local police officers and the FBI have authority, but outside of an airport, I thought DHS didn't have any powers. If one of them showed up at my business, I'd tell them to leave and come back with a real police officer. After I've been beaten senseless, I'm sure I wouldn't have much of a choice. But still, how do I even identify a legitimate DHS agent? Is it even illegal to impersonate one? You can spot them wearing fake cosmetics and jersey's ??

[oyarde]

So, are we supposed to obey orders from Homeland Security agents now too? I think everyone understands local police officers and the FBI have authority, but outside of an airport, I thought DHS didn't have any powers. If one of them showed up at my business, I'd tell them to leave and come back with a real police officer. After I've been beaten senseless, I'm sure I wouldn't have much of a choice. But still, how do I even identify a legitimate DHS agent? Is it even illegal to impersonate one? Maybe by what caliber they shoot you with ??

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

been going on for years. just rarely gets reported .

Yeah, flea markets and swap meets around here get raided all the time because of people selling knock off stuff from China. This has been going on for a long time.

[Brian4Liberty]

"...special agents, with assistance from our law enforcement and industry partners."

That statement is it in a nutshell.


Damn, you beat me to it! ;)


"HSI special agents, with assistance from our law enforcement and industry partners, are seizing what is believed to be counterfeit, pirated and unlicensed merchandise that was being sold at the flea market," Navas said.

What more would you expect from a corporatist government? They are out doing the bidding of corporations. Homeland Security? What a joke.

[Brian4Liberty]

Related:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?373249-Ron-Paul-Straight-Talk-quot-CISPA-links-companies-like-Facebook-with-the-government-quot

[HOLLYWOOD]

I wonder if they used one of these?

http://www.infowars.com/homeland-security-unveils-monstrous-swat-trucks/

(Couldn't figure out how to post the &^%&%$ picture)

Or if they brought some of these just to make sure they had enough firepower?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G3cCRrT5at8Speaking of PRO SPORTS:

Homeland Security: More than $4 million in counterfeit athletic clothing seized at south Sacramento warehouse
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/19/4425261/more-than-4-million-in-counterfeit.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations spent Wednesday inventorying an estimated $4 million worth of counterfeit athletic apparel found in a south Sacramento warehouse.
Federal officials described it as one of the largest single seizures of counterfeit apparel made in the Sacramento area.


Dan Lane, assistant special agent in charge with Homeland Security Investigations in Sacramento, said agents executed a search warrant at the building on Berry Avenue, off Power Inn Road, about 11 a.m. Tuesday as part of a long-term investigation. Inside, they found rows of shelving 40 feet high and more than 400 feet long stacked with apparel. The merchandise was packed in boxes or individually wrapped in plastic.

Although agents do not have a final count on the items, Lane said it will run into the tens of thousands.

The bulk of the clothing was athletic apparel bearing a counterfeit Adidas trademark, including sports jerseys, shorts and shoes. In addition to apparel, agents discovered an array of counterfeit sports memorabilia, (http://topics.sacbee.com/sports+memorabilia/) such as commemorative clocks and soccer balls. (http://topics.sacbee.com/soccer+balls/)

Lane said the investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations was contacted by a firm that represents companies like Adidas in efforts to deal with counterfeiting.


"We tried to handle it with cease and desist orders," Lane said, but when the activity continued, it was pursued as a criminal investigation.
The counterfeit merchandise came from Southeast Asia and much of it likely was destined for local flea markets, (http://topics.sacbee.com/flea+markets/) but Lane said investigators believe it also was being shipped to retail outlets across the country. It is unclear, he said, whether retailers were aware the merchandise was counterfeit.
Lane said an investigative consultant who works with Adidas on issues involving intellectual property violations estimated that if the seized merchandise had been genuine, it would have retailed for more than $4 million.


Search warrants (http://topics.sacbee.com/Search+warrants/) also were served Tuesday at the homes of people involved in the operation, Lane said, but no arrests have been made.
He said agents will submit the results of the investigation to the U.S. attorney's office, which will decide whether to pursue prosecution.

[Pericles]

So, are we supposed to obey orders from Homeland Security agents now too? I think everyone understands local police officers and the FBI have authority, but outside of an airport, I thought DHS didn't have any powers. If one of them showed up at my business, I'd tell them to leave and come back with a real police officer. After I've been beaten senseless, I'm sure I wouldn't have much of a choice. But still, how do I even identify a legitimate DHS agent? Is it even illegal to impersonate one?

I can easily conclude that this the US version of the Gestapo.

[The Free Hornet]

I don't recall if this was posted recently:

DHS Checkpoints Now at NFL Stadiums. Joe Six-pack is Now a Suspected Terrorist. (http://kccheckpoint.com/2011/09/16/dhs-checkpoints-now-at-nfl-stadiums-joe-six-pack-is-now-a-suspected-terrorist/)

http://kccheckpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/NFL-x-large-300x225.jpg



Added: I am not inclined to spend my precious day(s) off at a game all day, but this makes it a near certainty that I would not or will generally avoid. Somebody high up in the NFL thinks this is a good idea. IIRC, the stadium owners get liability protection from any terrorist attack if they let DHS run these checkpoints.

[DEGuy]

You can spot them wearing fake cosmetics and jersey's ??

LOL! That just made my day!

[oyarde]

Speaking of PRO SPORTS:

Homeland Security: More than $4 million in counterfeit athletic clothing seized at south Sacramento warehouse
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/19/4425261/more-than-4-million-in-counterfeit.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations spent Wednesday inventorying an estimated $4 million worth of counterfeit athletic apparel found in a south Sacramento warehouse.
Federal officials described it as one of the largest single seizures of counterfeit apparel made in the Sacramento area.


Dan Lane, assistant special agent in charge with Homeland Security Investigations in Sacramento, said agents executed a search warrant at the building on Berry Avenue, off Power Inn Road, about 11 a.m. Tuesday as part of a long-term investigation. Inside, they found rows of shelving 40 feet high and more than 400 feet long stacked with apparel. The merchandise was packed in boxes or individually wrapped in plastic.

Although agents do not have a final count on the items, Lane said it will run into the tens of thousands.

The bulk of the clothing was athletic apparel bearing a counterfeit Adidas trademark, including sports jerseys, shorts and shoes. In addition to apparel, agents discovered an array of counterfeit sports memorabilia, (http://topics.sacbee.com/sports+memorabilia/) such as commemorative clocks and soccer balls. (http://topics.sacbee.com/soccer+balls/)

Lane said the investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations was contacted by a firm that represents companies like Adidas in efforts to deal with counterfeiting.


"We tried to handle it with cease and desist orders," Lane said, but when the activity continued, it was pursued as a criminal investigation.
The counterfeit merchandise came from Southeast Asia and much of it likely was destined for local flea markets, (http://topics.sacbee.com/flea+markets/) but Lane said investigators believe it also was being shipped to retail outlets across the country. It is unclear, he said, whether retailers were aware the merchandise was counterfeit.
Lane said an investigative consultant who works with Adidas on issues involving intellectual property violations estimated that if the seized merchandise had been genuine, it would have retailed for more than $4 million.


Search warrants (http://topics.sacbee.com/Search+warrants/) also were served Tuesday at the homes of people involved in the operation, Lane said, but no arrests have been made.
He said agents will submit the results of the investigation to the U.S. attorney's office, which will decide whether to pursue prosecution.


What ? ! These Peckerwoods got the soccer ball I was going to get for my Grandaughter / this shit is going to get intolerable ... ;)

[oyarde]

Yeah, flea markets and swap meets around here get raided all the time because of people selling knock off stuff from China. This has been going on for a long time.By Homeland Security ? No wonder my Fed taxes are too high and we will be 20 some trillion in debt shortly , what a bunch of retards . Do they get extra pension points for this ? dangerous combat with the flea market people ? There is no hope , it is too far gone .

[jct74]

pic of seized jerseys

https://p.twimg.com/ApxGRLsCEAEDiMp.jpg

[tod evans]

Homeland Security: More than $4 million in counterfeit athletic clothing seized at south Sacramento warehouse


If these idiots figure "value" like they do with drugs they might have a couple of mini-vans full of imported stuff.

It's all about headlines.........never mind reality..........without press there's no funding for this war on shirts.

[oyarde]

pic of seized jerseys

https://p.twimg.com/ApxGRLsCEAEDiMp.jpg Snazzy .

[Brian4Liberty]

Related:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?373578-Obama-defends-raids-on-medical-marijuana-providers-in-Rolling-Stone-interview

[youngbuck]

Yes, because raiding flea markets is really keeping the homeland safe and secure.