Following one of the largest seizures of counterfeit clothing in Canada, RCMP are telling consumers they play an important role in stopping the spread of fake merchandise.
The knock-offs included Armani and Hugo Boss suits, and Versace, Chanel and Prada accessories.
(CBC News)
Calgary police discovered a shipping container with hundreds of thousands of counterfeit products in a southeast rail yard on Thursday.
The knock-offs included Armani and Hugo Boss suits, and Versace, Chanel and Prada accessories. The container was shipped from Hong Kong and destined for Vancouver.
Sgt. Patrick Webb said consumers can protect themselves by shopping carefully and responsibly.
"No. 1 is the price and No. 2 … there's lots of times tags … are misspelled. [These are] some very simple things that seem to show up that should be indicators to the purchaser to say this is not right and don't buy that," he said.
Webb said the seized items were worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, leaving police to believe the shipment is linked to organized crime.
"The funding for this is just like drug deals where the funding has to come from somebody with deep pockets, and that normally is organized crime and/or possibly terrorists," he said.
Police are also investigating an unnamed Calgary store.
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