More than $10M in 'high-end' knock-offs seized in Lower Manhattan
Cops netted more than $10 million in "high-end" counterfeit goods Monday in a crackdown on illegal street vendors in Lower Manhattan, police officials said.The NYPD's sweep of knock-off purses, sneakers and other illicit goods on Canal Street led to 17 total arrests, with the rogue vendors facing a top charge of trademark counterfeiting property over $1,000, a felony in the state, Chief of Patrol Jeff Maddrey said.