Police seize fake Magic Bullets, Kylie Jenner makeup among $2.5M worth of counterfeit goods The investigation, dubbed "Project Lucky Chan" began on Dec. 2 By Tania Mehta, CBC News Posted: Dec 09, 2016 3:03 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 09, 2016 3:15 PM ET Det. Rob Whalen stands in front of the display of seized counterfeit products (Chris Langenzarde/CBC) An ongoing Toronto police investigation into the sale of counterfeit goods has led to the discovery of more than $2.5 million in evidence — and, ironically, one of the search warrants happened to be for the main floor of a Toronto hotel that was hosting an anti-counterfeiting conference. A Mississauga man is now facing charges after the investigation led Toronto police to seize 16 trucks filled with counterfeit goods early this week. The products included fake Magic Bullet blenders, Thomas the Tank Engine toys, and Kylie Jenner brand makeup. Hock Chan, 46, is the owner of Lucky's Import and Wholesale located at 1607 The Queensway.

He was arrested and charged after police received complaints from shoppers who purchased products from his business. The complaints included skin irritation from makeup products and overheating of electronic products, such as the Magic Bullets. In a news conference Friday morning, investigators said the counterfeit products were traced back to two other businesses, Beach GLO at 1938 Queen Street East and Jazz Casuals at 5160 Yonge Street. Police said the evidence found inside the 16 trucks seized from these three locations is worth $2.5 million. They also seized $5,500 in proceeds of crime. Two other individuals involved in the investigation face immigration-related charges. In total, four search warrants were executed across the city as part of the investigation. The first was the main floor of the Toronto hotel hosting an international anti-counterfeiting conference, which police did not identify during the press conference. Supt. Bryce Evans emphasized that fraud is a serious offence. 

"Counterfeit goods is a source of funds for terrorist groups and organised crime." He added that the French public interest organisation Unifab identified that counterfeit goods were one source of income for the terrorists involved in the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror attack in Paris. Police say the Magic Bullet they tested began to smoke when operating (Kate McGillivray/CBC) Signs to look out for With the holiday season upon us, police are warning consumers to look out for tell tale signs that could help identify a fake product.oster beehive blender glass jar replacement They say the most popular counterfeit products are handbags, purses and watches.bamix gordon ramsay hand blender black "Look at the packaging," said Det. Rob Whalen. ninja ultima blender lead

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Man taken down 'like a rag doll' in arrest outside bowling alley wants Peel officer dismissedLOS ANGELES, CA – September 3, 2014 – Homeland Housewares, LLC., maker and distributor of the NutriBullet, won a preliminary injunction for false advertising issued against the Nutri Ninja Pro® blender, manufactured by Euro-Pro Operating, LLC. The misleading text on the packaging for the Nutri Ninja Pro® blender claimed it was better than the NutriBullet® based on false statements about certain product features. U.S. Federal Judge Dean Pregerson of California, ruled that the Nutri Ninja Pro® blender packaging is likely to deceive consumers based on some of the text on the packaging. The injunction provides the manufacturer of the Nutri Ninja Pro® with 120 days to remove the false statements from the Nutri Ninja Pro® packaging. "It is understandable that Euro-Pro would try to compare their blender to our extremely popular NutriBullet because we are the leading brand and gold standard with over 10 million units sold," said Colin Sapire, CEO of Homeland Housewares, LLC., manufacturer of the high-performance NutriBullet.