Indiana State Excise Police made raids this week of stores allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise, including stores in Decatur County and in North Vernon.
The excise police report that they seized more than 2,200 items in seven counties at 11 stores. Those items included hats, sunglasses, shirts and purses. They say that the merchandise included imitations of name brand items from the NCAA, NFL, Major League Baseball, Ray Ban and others.
The stores that were raided have alcohol and tobacco permits, and while state excise police normally enforce alcohol and tobacco laws, they have the authority to enforce any state law, according to the agency.
The stores were cited administratively for being a public nuisance. The agency says reports will be submitted to the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission’s prosecutor for review.
Among the stores they raided:
- The Moores Hill Food Mart, 13891 State Road 350, Moores Hill
- New Point Food Mart, 1810 South 850E, New Point
- Batesville Food Mart, 1340 East State Road 46, Batesville
- Batesville Shell, 1029 State Road 229, Batesville
- Indiana Trail BP, 7474 East Hwy 350, Milan
- Rising Sun BP, 632 N. High St., Rising Sun
- Brookville Food Mart, 1010 Main St., Brookville
- Dillsboro BP, 15313 US 50 Suite A, Dillsboro
- Rainbow Food Mart, 5987 South State Road 101, Liberty
- Delaware BP, 4900 North State Road 129, Osgood
- North Vernon Mini Mart, 895 S. State St., North Vernon