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$1 million in high-end perfumes

Posted by Robin on 6 March 2010 14 Comments

A posse made up of two NYPD cops, a retired officer and six other bandits roped in 16 unwitting day laborers and set out for a major score -- unloading $1 million in high-end perfumes from a New Jersey warehouse, federal prosecutors said yesterday.

— Read more at Eau de 'rogue cops' at the New York Post. Thanks to SarahN for the tip!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: crime

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  1. Lovetosmell says:
    6 March 2010 at 11:30 am

    OMG!!!! I read that and I was actually laughting about that I wonder if they were fellow perfume addicts.LOL I really wonder what perfumes they were.

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2010 at 11:53 am

      Bunch of designer stuff for the discounters, no doubt!

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        6 March 2010 at 12:09 pm

        Versace, Dior and Fendi–nothing any of us would go after rabidly. :)

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  2. Daisy says:
    6 March 2010 at 12:16 pm

    I loved the “mastermind” comment! Egad, what idiots.

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2010 at 3:46 pm

      Seriously. Idiots.

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  3. Queen_Cupcake says:
    6 March 2010 at 12:22 pm

    This is sad. How many of those sworn to “serve and protect” might be this stupid…and criminal?

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2010 at 3:46 pm

      If you’re going to be criminal, it’s best not to be stupid, that’s for sure.

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  4. Joe says:
    6 March 2010 at 4:21 pm

    One of the first things I thought was, “I wonder where most of this product would have ended up had they gotten away with it?”

    Agree with Queen Cupcake: you know it’s sick when current and former law enforcement are involved in crime.

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2010 at 4:29 pm

      There is so much diverted product on the market. The vast majority of stuff that people assume is fake is probably just diverted product.

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      • alltheprettythings says:
        6 March 2010 at 7:21 pm

        Yes. We call it the gray market – when it can’t be traced back to an original PO.

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    • CynthiaW says:
      7 March 2010 at 12:04 am

      eBay?

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      • Robin says:
        7 March 2010 at 4:19 pm

        That would be a long, slow process — doubt it.

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  5. mitsouko says:
    7 March 2010 at 2:30 am

    The Great Perfume Robbery ….
    truth is stranger than fiction ,no ? *LOL*

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    • Robin says:
      7 March 2010 at 4:19 pm

      Yep!

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