FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Nearly a dozen Indiana businesses have been cited for selling fake merchandise to customers.
Indiana State Excise Police officers seized over 2,000 pieces of counterfeit merchandise from businesses in Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley and Union counties on Tuesday.
The 2,262 pieces included hats, sunglasses, shirts and purses that were found to be imitations of the name brands MLB, NFL, NCAA, Ray Ban, Under Armor, Michael Kors, Gucci and Monster.
The businesses that were cited included:
- 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
Each business was preliminary cited for public nuisance.
All of the businesses that were cited also possess a valid alcohol permit and tobacco sales certificate. Reports will be submitted to the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission’s prosecutor for review.
