Gwinnett Police Arrest Martin Giles After Traffic Stop Leads To Fake Goods

Gwinnett police found more than $10,000 in counterfeit merchandise following a routine traffic stop, investigators said.

A Gwinnett officer stopped Martin Giles, 45, of Virginia on Interstate 85 near Old Peachtree Road when Giles allegedly crossed the double white lines and entered into the toll lanes.

Giles may have simply received a citation and drove away but, according to the report obtained by Channel 2’s Kerry Kavanaugh, the officer wrote ”he informed me that he is a convicted felon for facilitating the sale of crack cocaine.

Giles allowed police to look in his car, and officers did not find any drugs, but police said they did find counterfeit merchandise with Coach, Louis Vuitton and Michael Kohrs labels. Police also found knock-off watches and perfume in the car.

Giles told police he was in metro Atlanta to shop, but he had no receipts for the merchandise.

Police could only give him a traffic ticket until they verified the merchandise was fake. Now they’ve issued an arrest warrant for Giles on felony counterfeit charges.