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LAPD Seizes Contaminated, Counterfeit Cosmetics

$700,000 worth of cosmetics contained feces.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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  Guess the crooks weren't following cGMPs. Last week, the Los Angeles Police Department confiscated counterfeit makeup that tested positive for high levels of bacteria and animal waste. The department seized $700,000 worth of bootleg cosmetics on Thursday after raiding 21 locations in Santee Alley, a Los Angeles fashion district, said LAPD Capt. Marc Reina.   “Those feces will just basically somehow get mixed into the product they're manufacturing in their gar...

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