5 Men Arrested in Counterfeit Designer Clothing Operation
Norwalk police arrested five men and confiscated more than $40,000 worth of silk-screening equipment and counterfeit designer clothing Wednesday in a raid on a garment operation, a Norwalk detective said.
Five silk-screening machines, one dryer and more than 4,000 counterfeit products--mostly T-shirts and sweatshirts that bore well-known labels including Nike, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Fila, Versace, and Reebok--were seized in the raid, Det. Richard Hiles said.
The equipment was valued at $2,000 and the clothing was worth about $40,000, Hiles said.
Norwalk detectives served a search warrant at the operation on Tom White Way on Wednesday after being alerted to the operation by a private investigative service that tracks counterfeit operations in the garment industry, Hiles said.
Jose Hernandez, 21, Eddeberto Hernandez, 21, Geobaldo Hernandez, 20, Anistao Hernandez, 27, and Antonio Hernandez, 21, all of Whittier, were charged with manufacturing a counterfeit registration mark.
They were being held at Norwalk station on $10,000 bail each, Hiles said.
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