Toronto police seize largest collection of fake jerseys ever ahead of World Cup

[p]Officers seized over C$3.5 million ($2.53 ‌million) worth of counterfeit merchandise from a Mississauga warehouse, they ‌said, including more than ⁠16,000 fraudulent ‌jerseys and flags bearing fake FIFA, ​Nike, Adidas, and Puma branding, as well as ​two counterfeit World Cup trophies.[/p][p]Two men have been arrested ⁠and charged, ​the police said.[/p][embed guid="b51ff213-825d-41c2-95db-6071a880821a" url="https://x.com/Reuters/status/2061606398191186168?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Toronto is expecting more than 300,000 visitors during the World Cup, with ‌six matches to be played in the city, including Canada's opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12.[/p][p]A complaint to the Toronto Police Service FIFA Planning Team Investigative Unit in May alleged that ‌the accused were supplying products ​to retail stores and ‌acting as a distributor of fraudulent merchandise.[/p][p]The items have an estimated street value of C$3,564,000, police said.[/p][p]($1 = 1.3831 ⁠Canadian dollars)[/p]