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Article: Counterfeit items seized by authorities going to Hurricane Victims
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- September 5, 2005
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LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
09-05-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
The Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilfiger labels may be fake, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims getting counterfeit items seized by federal customs officials probably do not mind.
Displaced survivors in the Houston Astrodome can choose from counterfeit and abandoned clothing, toys, and even dog food.
More than 100,000 items were quickly taken from warehouses and more will follow, said Kristi Clemens, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection division.
The agency has some 1 million items stored, and Customs officials are going through their inventory to see ...