James Delahunty
3 Sep 2004 17:44
This week, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) busted a major counterfeiting operation. The bust started with traffic cops being given wrong information. Officers had pulled over a vehicle because it had expired registration plates. The driver also did not have a license with him and claimed to have left it at home. He then went on to provide a false date of birth so the officers decided to impound the car.
On further inspection, Officers found significant evidence of the possibility DVD Piracy and decided to investigate further. A 3am raid on the driver's home uncovered over 12,000 pirated DVD's, 20 VCR's and 42 DVD writers. Three men were charged later. The MPAA have referred to the raid as a "significant haul".
Source:
The Register