Fake cell phones, unsafe toys stopped in NY

Customs

Friday, July 06, 2012

Seized unsafe toy. Authorities in the New York area have seized a large cache of fake cell phones and two shipments of unsafe toys. Three men were arrested and almost $2 million in counterfeit cell phones were seized by Department of Homeland Security investigators and Nassau County Police following a six month investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The investigation, which went by the code name "Operation Long Distance Haul," was initiated after...

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