Overview
- Police executed search warrants on May 26 at a Mississauga warehouse and recovered more than 16,000 jerseys, flags and related items that investigators say were counterfeit.
- Officers estimate the seized goods have a street value of about CA$3.5 million and included branding for FIFA, Nike, Adidas and Puma as well as two fake World Cup trophies.
- Two men, Ramy Jaber, 41, of Milton, and Walid Sarhan, 62, of Mississauga, were arrested and charged with fraud over $5,000 and multiple trademark- and fraud-related offences.
- Investigators allege the operation acted as a distributor supplying retail outlets, identified sales under the name Amana Trading Company, and are working to confirm the products’ overseas origin.
- Police warned that large counterfeit operations can fund other crimes, urged fans to buy only from authorized sellers, and said the accused are due in court in August.