"DHS claimed that the intelligence-driven enforcement operation targeted illegal activity related to the sale of counterfeit goods on Canal Street and was conducted with the help of the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, and Customs and Border Protection. In the past, the NYPD has conducted numerous raids on Canal Street targeting counterfeit merchandise peddlers, although these operations have typically been conducted without federal intervention."
"A source familiar with the operation stated that the DHS requested assistance from other federal agencies, including the FBI, just hours before the operation commenced. Local law enforcement agencies, including the NYPD, were reportedly not informed in advance. According to the source, this behavior is beyond the norm for federal law enforcement. Raids are usually planned within at least 24 hours for safety and security purposes and involve multiple agencies."
Federal authorities arrested nine street vendors and four protesters during an ICE raid on Canal Street in Chinatown, conducted Tuesday evening. The Department of Homeland Security identified nine detainees as criminal illegal aliens with alleged histories of robbery, domestic violence, assaulting law enforcement, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, and forgery. Observers reported roughly 30 to 40 vendors being taken into custody, creating a discrepancy with the nine names publicly released by DHS. DHS said the intelligence-driven operation targeted illegal sales of counterfeit goods and involved multiple federal agencies including the FBI, DEA, ATF, IRS-CI, and CBP. Sources say local police were not informed in advance, an approach described as atypical.
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