LAWRENCE, Mass. — At first glance, the items looked like popular goods manufactured by some of the biggest brands: Nike, Ugg, and Adidas.
But when Lawrence Police detectives looked closer, they found that the goods on display at a local flea market were counterfeit, and worth nearly a half-million dollars.
Three people have been charged in connection with crimes against property involving counterfeit trademarks, police said Monday. Their names were not released.
A lengthy investigation found the counterfeit licensed merchandise and trademark infringements involved a flea market vendor located at 85 Manchester St. in Lawrence.
Poice seized a “significant amount of counterfeit merchandise,” with an estimated average retail price of the genuine items for all seized goods totaling $457,910.
Police gave the following breakdown of items seized:
• Nike: 1,807 items seized — value of $307,190.00
• Adidas: 821 items seized — value of $131,360.00
• UGG: 176 items seized — value of $19,360.00
After the final disposition in court, all seized counterfeit merchandise was taken “to the incinerator for proper destruction,” police said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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