Laurel DE June 3 2013 Three Maryland men have been charged and more than $100,000 in counterfeit merchandise has been seized following an investigation into the sale of counterfeit items at a Laurel business, Delaware state police said in a release today.
On Friday, the Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit carried out a search warrant at the Source 1 Wireless business at 11457 Commercial Lane in Laurel.
During the search, more than 1,252 items valued at more than $100,000 were found to be counterfeit and were seized, Sgt. Paul Shavack said. He said the items that were seized included brand-name merchandise such as Polo, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Reebok, Tory Burch and NBA and NFL jerseys. Sixteen grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found, and $1,468 in cash proceeds was seized from the business, Shavack said.
Zarar Shauket, 28, of Delmar, Md.; Eitezaz Shauket, 32, of Salisbury, Md.; and Shane McAllister, 20, of Delmar, Md, all were taken into custody there without incident, he said.
Zarar and Eitezaz Shauket each were charged with four felony counts of trademark counterfeiting, 18 misdemeanor counts of trademark counterfeiting, second-degree conspiracy, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were arraigned and released on $14,500 unsecured bond each. McAllister was charged with a felony count of trademark counterfeiting and second-degree conspiracy. He was arraigned and released on $2,000 unsecured bond.
State police are continuing their investigation.
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On Friday, the Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit carried out a search warrant at the Source 1 Wireless business at 11457 Commercial Lane in Laurel.
During the search, more than 1,252 items valued at more than $100,000 were found to be counterfeit and were seized, Sgt. Paul Shavack said. He said the items that were seized included brand-name merchandise such as Polo, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Reebok, Tory Burch and NBA and NFL jerseys. Sixteen grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found, and $1,468 in cash proceeds was seized from the business, Shavack said.
Zarar Shauket, 28, of Delmar, Md.; Eitezaz Shauket, 32, of Salisbury, Md.; and Shane McAllister, 20, of Delmar, Md, all were taken into custody there without incident, he said.
Zarar and Eitezaz Shauket each were charged with four felony counts of trademark counterfeiting, 18 misdemeanor counts of trademark counterfeiting, second-degree conspiracy, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were arraigned and released on $14,500 unsecured bond each. McAllister was charged with a felony count of trademark counterfeiting and second-degree conspiracy. He was arraigned and released on $2,000 unsecured bond.
State police are continuing their investigation.
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