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Women arrested with fake Air Jordans

Published Feb. 15, 2012 12:00 a.m. ET

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Two South Carolina women were arrested during a routine traffic stop in Georgia after police allegedly found 78 pairs of counterfeit Nike Air Jordans in their car.

The arresting officer said he immediately knew the goods were fake — because the image of Michael Jordan on the sneakers had six fingers on one hand, local news station WSB reported Tuesday.

Not only was the graphic of Jordan anatomically incorrect, but the logos were easily peeled off the boxes, and the serial numbers on the shoes' tongues did not match those on the boxes they were stored in, according to Gwinnett County Police Department officer Nicholas Boney.

Boney said he also found a counterfeit pair of Ugg boots and a fake Louis Vuitton bag in the vehicle, bringing the total retail value of the goods to more than $12,000.

Kotina Lashan Feaster and Jessica Pennick were charged with a felony for having forged or counterfeit goods Saturday.

Feaster claimed that she received the items for free and was unaware they were not authentic.

Within the past three months, Gwinnett police said that they seized over $100,000 in fake goods, mainly sneakers and designer purses.

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