The Wyoming Highway Patrol seized nearly $6 million in counterfeit jackets, handbags and shoes during a traffic stop near Cheyenne on Monday. According to a patrol news release, a trooper pulled over a semitrailer on Interstate 80 about a mile north of Cheyenne. During a routine commercial vehicle inspection, the trooper noticed that the semi's shipping documents did not say what it was carrying. Inside the trailer, the trooper found 18 pallets loaded with $5.7 million worth of fake Nike tennis shoes and Louis Vuitton (loo-ee vi-tawn) leather jackets and handbags. The clothing is believed to have come from China and was headed for New York City. The patrol turned over the apparel to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is assisting in the investigation.
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