2 Men Sold Counterfeit Designer Merchandise In Suffolk: Police

DIX HILLS, NY — Two men accusing of selling counterfeit designer goods in Suffolk County were arrested Wednesday, police said.

Akter Hossen, 43, and Lemon Chakma, 37, both of Jamaica, Queens, were each charged with first-degree trademark counterfeiting. They are scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.

Two undercover investigators paid roughly $4,000 for items the men said were designer products, police said. If the items were authentic, their retail value would be more than $100,000, police said.

Hossen and Chakma were arrested during a transaction in the parking lot of the Long Island Welcome Center on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills, at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Investigators seized counterfeit items from a vehicle including watches, perfume, sunglasses, handbags, wallets, scarves, gloves and backpacks bearing the fraudulent names of Coach, Burberry, Armani, Rolex, Chanel, Versace, Ugg, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, police said.

The investigation was launched by county's Financial Crimes Unit detectives, with the help of The Allegiance Protection Group and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Financial Investigations and Money Laundering Bureau.

Police provided photos of merchandise they said officers seized from Hossen and Chakma: