- NYC Police seize $1bn worth of fake designer goods.
- The haul includes approximately 219,000 counterfeit luxury items.
- Adama Sow and Abdulai Jalloh could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Authorities in New York have conducted the largest seizure of counterfeit goods in US history, with over $1 billion worth of fake products confiscated.
The haul includes approximately 219,000 counterfeit luxury items such as handbags and shoes. Two men, Adama Sow and Abdulai Jalloh, have been arrested and charged with running large-scale counterfeit goods trafficking operations from a storage locker in Manhattan.
They could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The counterfeit items seized had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of around $1.03 billion.
The street value of counterfeit goods is typically lower than the suggested retail price.
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