The police seized more than $ 10 million in fake iPod, iPhone, PSP

The Los Angeles port police broke an operation illegal selling fake iPhone, iPod, PSP and other gadgets. The $ 10 million included seized products worth an estimated street value of over 1.4 million dollars stolen electronics, toys, blankets, worth about $ 2.5 million and confirmation of bank account, showing that it had raised more than $ 7 million in profits until it is stopped.

"This was a task well funded and counterfeits look very authentic," Ron Boyd, Chief of police force, he told the Los Angeles Times. "Our multi-layered approach, cooperation in investigations of security and theft has led to success. We are proud of the teamwork that happens on an ongoing basis to combat consumer fraud, keep our safe haven and activate our agencies to prosecute cases to fruition and penal sanctions ".

The case began with stolen goods that led officials at several downtown Los Angeles and Vernon positions in 2010 December and January 2011. Brothers Edward and Bahram Zahab, 40, 45, Zahab were arrested in Los Angeles. Edward has been charged with three counts of perfidy sale of counterfeit goods, and Bahram has been charged with a felony count of the offence itself.

A buyer may not have noticed anything wrong with the products until he or she went home and tried to connect up with your computer. The goods were dispatched from Asia as the parties meant to be reassembled and labelled before being sold. In addition to officials, the investigation has also involved the Department of Homeland Security immigration and Customs Enforcement Office, the border enforcement Security Task Force, the California Highway Patrol on Cargo theft interdiction program and Vernon Police Department.