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$700K in counterfeit items seized in case involving 6 retail stores in Wasaga Beach

On Sept. 3, officers executed six search warrants and confiscated fake items, including clothes, watches and sunglasses. Don Mitchell / Global News

Police have seized $700,000 worth of counterfeit items as part of an investigation that involved six retail stores on Beach Drive in Wasaga Beach, Ont., last week.

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On Sept. 3,  officers executed six search warrants and confiscated fake items, including clothes, watches, sunglasses and other items.

The investigation was conducted by Huronia West OPP and the Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network, with the help of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

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Police charges are pending and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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