Crime & Safety
Feces Found In Bootleg Makeup Sold In Los Angeles
Animal feces were found in makeup that was falsely advertised as name brand products.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Makeup sold in Los Angeles that was falsely advertised as name brand products had animal feces in them. Los Angeles Police wrote on Twitter that officers found the makeup in a raid of the Fashion District.
Captain Marc Reina tweeted that $700,ooo worth of makeup was found during the raid.
The animal feces was found in "counterfeit products for brands like Kylie Cosmetics, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and MAC Cosmetics." Other "high levels of bacteria" were also detected, according to StyleCaster.com.
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"The breakthrough follows a raid in February when customers began complaining of rashes and bumps from using counterfeit cosmetics," StyleCaster reported. "After the products were tested, they came back positive for high levels of bacteria tracing back to animal urine and feces."
Read the full story on StyleCaster.com.
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Busted! Major Task Force hits 21 locations in the @LAFashionDist and nets $700,000 in Counterfeit cosmetics found to contain bacteria and human waste. The best price is not always the best deal! #ProtectingOurCommunity pic.twitter.com/gliJ8L2F9F
— Captain Marc Reina (@LAPDMarcReina) April 13, 2018
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