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RCMP seizes 7,400 pairs of alleged counterfeit shoes
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The Canadian Press
Date: Wednesday Jul. 27, 2011 12:41 PM ET
QUEBEC — The RCMP now possesses a collection of shoes so big it would make Imelda Marcos blush.
Unlike the former Philippines first lady's infamous collection of elegant footwear, the Mounties' gargantuan stash consists of sneakers -- more than 7,400 pairs of them.
And in contrast to Marcos' voracious appetite for authentic brand names, these ones are allegedly fake, and intended for sale.
The RCMP seized the alleged counterfeit shoes over the past month -- about 4,000 from a warehouse yesterday in Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier and the rest from a shipping container in Montreal in early July.
Police say an investigation was launched after the Canada Border Services Agency seized a cargo container with the loot.
They say people linked to the company involved could be charged with violating the federal Copyright Act and, possibly, even fraud.
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It is about time - as a grandparent I have watched our kids (who were allowed to fail although I do remember some nagging on our part) learn, I have watched our children now micro-manage their children. A big part of it is the fact that there are predators out there and an extreme reluctance on the parents part to alllow freedom that might result in the children becoming victims.
