His warehouses have been under suspicion for months, ever since he was seen entering late at night, and leaving after a few hours, several times a week.
Police have placed the individual who leases these warehouses under surveilance, and a raid is planned for a future date that is being kept secret by law enforcement, for obvious reasons.
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French police seize 13 tons of tiny Eiffel Towers
THOMAS ADAMSON
From Associated Press
April 13, 2012 10:02 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) Paris police say they've seized some rather unusual contraband: around 13 tons of mini Eiffel Towers.
Police official Pierre Coric says a Paris souvenir shop owner, her husband and her son also were arrested in the weighty trinket-seizure Friday.
The three are accused of selling the mini towers at tourist spots including the Louvre and the actual Eiffel Tower without a permit.
The operation, led jointly by French customs, social security and the police transport division, followed several months of surveillance of the souvenir shop. Police say the boutique illegally rakes in some 1 million ($1.31 million) per year.
If 13 tons seems like a heavy load, it pales in comparison to the real Eiffel Tower, which weighs in at 11,100 tons.
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His warehouses have been under suspicion for months, ever since he was seen entering late at night, and leaving after a few hours, several times a week.
Police have placed the individual who leases these warehouses under surveilance, and a raid is planned for a future date that is being kept secret by law enforcement, for obvious reasons.
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PARIS (AP) Paris police say they've seized some rather unusual contraband: around 13 tons of mini Eiffel Towers.
Police official Pierre Coric says a Paris souvenir shop owner, her husband and her son also were arrested in the weighty trinket-seizure Friday.
The three are accused of selling the mini towers at tourist spots including the Louvre and the actual Eiffel Tower without a permit.
The operation, led jointly by French customs, social security and the police transport division, followed several months of surveillance of the souvenir shop. Police say the boutique illegally rakes in some 1 million ($1.31 million) per year.
If 13 tons seems like a heavy load, it pales in comparison to the real Eiffel Tower, which weighs in at 11,100 tons.