Busy Season Approaching for ICE Agents

Sing to the tune of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”

Coots, J.F. & Gillespie, H. (1934) Santa Claus is Coming to Town [Recorded by B. Springstein ]. On My Hometown [CD, MP3] 1981   MP3  Purchased 9/27/2011 from ITunes.

You better watch out

You better not buy

Better not sell

I’m telling you why

ICE Agents are coming to town.

ICE Agents are coming to town

ICE Agents are coming to town

They’re making their list

And checking it twice

Gonna find out who’s counterfeiting or not

ICE Agents are coming to town.

They know what you’ve been selling

They know when it’s a fake

They know when you’ve been violating laws

So don’t lie for goodness sakes

Oh!  You better watch out

You better not buy

Better not sell

I’m telling you why

ICE Agents are coming to town

ICE Agents are coming to town.

ICE Agents are coming to town

Tis the season for retailers to stock up on inventory; however, the counterfeiters have also been gathering up goodies to sell for the holiday season.   Don’t be fooled, the agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been watching to see who’s been naughty and nice this year.  

Last week, ICE agents visited the sunny city of Tampa, where they seized over $5 million in counterfeit goods, primarily purses, from a flea market and storage units.  Although no one was charged during the raid, the investigation is ongoing and the goods will eventually be destroyed.  While Santa might like to escape the North Pole for sunny Florida, it’s unlikely he’s using warehouses in Tampa to store legitimate gifts.

In Washington D.C., ICE agents in plain clothes gathered to identify and seize counterfeit goods at a recent Washington Nationals baseball game.     Baseball caps and shirts were confiscated by the ICE agents.  While Santa has been known to carry a large sack  of goodies, these counterfeiters sold their goods out of black plastic trash bags.

A word to the wise -if someone tries to sell you a genuine item on the street and the price sounds too good to be true – don’t buy it.  ICE is making their list and checking it twice. ICE Is Coming to Town!  Don’t be the person they are coming for!