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.
Screw DHS! Fucking joke of a department with the lowest morale of most any federal employer year after year! Says a lot about the management of this goon squad!
“counterfeit intellectual property” … I realize that they mean copied media, but if you think about that phrase, it means “f**e ideas”.
So the puppy mill’s gonna shut those down also ?
Can’t they think of anything better to do?
They busted one of my favorite bootleg movie vendors. 🙁
So glad that they were able to confiscate those dangerous hand bags and watches! I feel so much safer, thank you DHS!
I’ve seen this first hand. I use to work for a guy who sold cell phone accessories, and music suppies. DHS raided our office. Apparently he was buying outerbox phone cases from the factory, but outter box wasn’t getting there cut. That was a fun day lol.
Obamo’s GESTAPO’S are every where
Thats ridiculous the government can waste taxpayers $$$ on the most mundane petty$#%&!@*s**t but let drug dealers go with a warning or probation at best
If this is all DHS has to do then we don’t need them. What a waste