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| Investigator: Seizure of Counterfeit Clothes Hurts Bin Laden | |
| 2004-05-15 | |
| From The Sun newspaper A £6-million fake sports gear racket that helped to fund terror chief Osama Bin Laden has been smashed in a series of raids. More than 4,000 counterfeit England football shirts were recovered in the UKâs biggest ever seizure of bogus goods. Investigators believe cash from the illegal trade is channelled to al-Qaeda to fund its terror campaign. The clothing â which included fake Nike, Burberry and Aquascutum gear â is made in sweatshops in Pakistan and then shipped to the UK. Private investigator Brendon Otuathalain â who led the operation â said: âIt is known that Bin Laden gets a rake-off from the money made by the Pakistani manufacturers.â And terrorism expert Chris Dobson said: âThe making and selling of counterfeit clothing is a lucrative alternative to the drugs trade for al-Qaeda.â The clothing â which filled six 40ft trucks â was seized in raids in Greater Manchester and Lancashire after a three-month undercover operation. It was destined to be sold on market stalls across the UK. ....
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| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #5 No link, no cite, but I recall a post that reported the honchos of the Pak army (ISI) are heavily invested in the clothing trade. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-05-15 12:07:39 PM |
| #4 Hey! Shiek gotta eat! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-15 11:44:01 AM |
| #3 In othezr words Bin Laden uses pakistani slave children to fund himself. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-05-15 4:51:56 AM |
| #2 the people need to be informed about this. A boycott of all sports wear should do it,might have known the paki made goods would turn up in fuckin Manchester.when my old dear lived up there it was a lovely place,nowdays its been invaded by the religion of peace and the whole city and large swathes of the surrounding country side have rotted away and been turned into haven for Islamozoids and thier death cult ways. pisses me off!! |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2004-05-15 4:15:48 AM |
| #1 Bin Laden, Paki manufactures, counterfeit, lucrative, drugs trade, Muslim, illegal, terror, fake, sweatshops... A well run org. by sluts of nature. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-05-15 1:01:58 AM |