Thursday, August 16, 2012

1,200 Illegal Vietnamese Immigrants Busted Sewing Armani Near Moscow

Police discovered some 1,200 Vietnamese in the Moscow region making ​​clothes under famous brand names like Louis Vuitton and Armani in a 6-story building, Russia’s Interior Ministry reported on Thursday. “The production of counterfeit goods was carried out in the town of Ivanteevka in the Moscow region where the illegal migrants were working. The building was secured round the clock by guards and CCTV,” a police statement read. The workers were sewing clothing under the brands of Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani, Lacoste, and Chanel. According to preliminary information, the amount of damage to brand owners was estimated at more than 30 million rubles ($1 million). During the operation, police confiscated sewing machines, fabric, labels, chevrons, tags and embroidery with the logo of the brands, as well as financial and economic documentation of the illegal activities.

http://en.rian.ru/crime/20120816/175248462.html
http://www.mvd.ru/news/show_111848/

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