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Counterfeit NHL Winter Classic Gear Seized
 
  by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/03/12 12:26 pm | updated: 01/03/12 12:26 pm
 
The Winter Classic in Philadelphia was measured a success all around - except for the Flyers' loss to the Rangers.

Philadelphia Business Journal reported that counterfeit NHL Winter Classic merchandise worth $350,000 was seized from international mail facilities and local street vendors in Philadelphia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations said.

The roughly 1,600 items, valued at nearly $350,000, were confiscated by HSI agents working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Philadelphia Police, the National Hockey League and private investigators.

The goods were taken from 150 international mail parcels and nine vendors starting on Dec. 28.

Agents also seized counterfeit items bearing the trademarks of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

“Vendors who sell counterfeit goods to unsuspecting sports fans will be held accountable,” said John P. Kelleghan, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Philadelphia. “These vendors sell inferior items, and tarnishing the reputation of trademark holders like the NHL. Counterfeit goods also cost U.S. industries billions of dollars in losses each year.”

NHL officials noted authentic items contain a hologram sticker or holographic hangtag and a sewn-in or screen printed neck label identifying a licensee that has been authorized by the NHL to produce “genuine” or “official” merchandise.
 
 
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