Crime & Safety
Flea Market Raid Nets Over 6,000 Counterfeit Items: Police
Police said the items would have been worth more than $1.5 million if they were authentic.

LAWRENCE, MA — Three New York men were arrested during a raid of a Lawrence flea market Saturday, an operation that yielded more than 6,000 counterfeit fashion and accessory items, police said.
Jinwu Wang, 41, Sheng-Fu Weng, 39, and Sheng-Chao Weng, 37, were charged with charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 items bearing a counterfeit mark. They were released on bail and will be arraigned in Lawrence District Court.
State, local, and federal authorities executed the search warrants at 85 Manchester St. If the items had been authentic, police said the retail value would have surpassed $1.5 million.
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