Ocoee PD seizes counterfeit merchandise at West Oaks Mall

The Ocoee Police Department seized hundreds of items from two retail businesses in West Oaks Mall Tuesday, Dec. 9.

The department executed a search warrant at Trenditions and World Tech Store of Orlando and walked away with hundreds of items as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of counterfeit trademarked merchandise. 

The investigation started after several undercover visits were conducted in which investigators saw people buying designer trademarked items that brand representatives later confirmed to be counterfeit. Some of the brands included Louis Vuitton and Chanel.

Other merchandise that was believed to be counterfeit also was found openly displayed for sale.

The operation was focused on safely securing and seizing evidence related to suspected trafficking of counterfeit goods. 

Seized items included digital devices, business records, counterfeit merchandise and other materials connected to ordering, storing or selling counterfeit products.

“Every counterfeit item we seized today was one less victim in a broad scheme to defraud the citizens of Ocoee,” said Sgt. David Ogletree of the Ocoee Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division in a news release. “I want to thank the private investigators who brought this to our attention. We could not have completed this operation without the hard work of the entire Criminal Investigations Unit as well as a number of patrol officers who worked the operation.”