Millions worth of imitation goods and illegal fireworks confiscated in raid

Customs police near the South Moravian town of Znojmo have confiscated more than 500 sacks of imitation goods and roughly 50 million crowns worth of hazardous fireworks. Over 100 police are currently involved in the raid, which is still underway and focuses on three marketplaces on the Czech/Austrian border. A fire caused by illegal fireworks at one of the marketplaces in 2006 left 150 million crowns in damages and most of the marketplace burnt to the ground. A June raid on the same marketplaces also uncovered 27 million crowns in imitation goods.