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September 12, 2007

Nike-smuggling ring 'broken', Feds say

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Federal authorities say they have dismantled a ring that smuggled tens of thousands of pairs of counterfeit Nike sneakers from China into the United States, where they were sold on street corners in several cities.

Terrance Flynn, the U.S. Attorney in Buffalo, announced a grand jury indictment charging 21 people in Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois with conspiracy and trafficking. Sixteen people are in custody and additional arrests were expected.

-- The Associated Press

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