Storage wars, Shrewsbury version: $11.3M in counterfeit items recovered from unit

Crime

In complete, police confiscated greater than 16,000 objects of proof from three storage models and two automobiles.

Shrewsbury police seized an estimated $11.3 million in counterfeit merchandise together with purses, cologne, and sneakers from a storage unit final month.

Officers found the unit stuffed with merchandise whereas responding to a report of a number of gunshots within the space of Holden and Bow streets on June 17 round 2:30 p.m., police famous in a launch on Tuesday. Whereas investigating the report of gunshots, police searched the world together with the property of Additional Area Storage, a facility at 53 Clinton St., the place they seen a number of automobiles and one particular person in entrance of a storage unit.

Officers entered the storage unit and “noticed what gave the impression to be 1000’s of things of merchandise,” police mentioned. “The merchandise was neatly displayed on cabinets, tables and containers, and specified by a fashion just like how they might be displayed in a retail retailer on the market.”

A few of the objects officers noticed included “purses, sun shades, hats, sneakers, clothes, backpacks, cologne, cellphone circumstances, earbuds, and umbrellas” from manufacturers reminiscent of “Rolex, Gucci, Prada, Luis Vuitton, Chanel, Nike, and North Face,” in accordance with police.

Officers additionally seen that the inside wall of three adjoining models had been eliminated to create one giant usable house, police mentioned.

Police secured search warrants for the storage models, in addition to for 2 automobiles on the scene.

Powers and Associates in Mattapoisett — representing greater than 60 trademark holders for the aim of figuring out producers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers of counterfeit merchandise — offered help with the investigation for free of charge to Shrewsbury, police mentioned.

In complete, police confiscated 16,644 objects of proof from three storage models at an estimated worth of $11.3 million, plus 19 objects from the 2 automobiles searched, which had been value an estimated $44,920, authorities mentioned.

An investigation stays ongoing with police noting that they’re nonetheless working to establish suspects.