Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:54

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Three men in the US have been arrested for selling counterfeit screen printed clothing at a college football game.

Officers from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office were tipped off by authorised vendors that three men were selling un-official Liberty Bowl printed t-shirts.

The AutoZone Liberty Bowl is an annual game in the American college football calendar, which was this year held on January 2nd.

After setting up in the car park of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Ground, the men were selling printed clothes at $10 (£6.80) instead of the official $20.

Gary Branch, 50, and Antonio Grimes, 34, from Atlanta, alongside Hakeem Davis, 26, of Eastover, SC, were all arrested by police.

Around $8,000 of counterfeit screen printed clothing was confiscated by police while they shut down the operation.

This was part of the Area Law Enforcement Retail Team (ALERT), which was established in 2004 by the sheriff's office to combat organised retail and construction crime.

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