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TUCSON, AZ - ICE agents seize counterfeit clothing, shoes and jewelry with a value of $788,275 from 20 vendors at the Tanque Verde Swap Meet in Tucson. Seizures included fake Ed Hardy clothing and baseball hats, Hollister International clothes, Nike sneakers and Coach jewelry.

The campaign is part of a nationwide program called Operation Holiday Hoax, a week of national law enforcement activities targeting counterfeit merchandise.

In Phoenix, agents targeted Santa Monica Gear, a business operating from two swap meet locations. Agents seized $8,510 worth of NFL and NBA jerseys and jackets.

More than 708,250 products were seized in 41 locations around the United States. Seven people were arrested and charged in New York and Texas.