October 25, 2004

Interpol: If you buy faux Gucci bags, the terrorists have already won!

Via Simon, this Reuters story. You can't make this stuff up:

Before you buy that fake Armani T-shirt or knock-off Gucci bag, remember that you could be lining the pockets of mobsters and terrorists.

That was the warning from Interpol during a global conference on counterfeiting on Thursday...

"When you buy for example a counterfeit watch, the money is channelled into the pockets of Mafia groups, terrorist groups," said Jean-Michel Louboutin, executive director of police services at Interpol.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 01:24 PM | |