Clothing made by brands such as adidas, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren were amongst the items seized.
Gardaí seized counterfeit clothing with an estimated street value of €500,000 in Louth on Tuesday afternoon.
Gardaí attached to Ardee Drugs Unit, assisted by local units and officers of the Department of Revenue, carried out a search of a house on Bridge Street, Ardee, on Tuesday under a Section 25 warrant of the Trades Mark Act, 1996.
As a result of the search, a substantial amount of boxed containers with clothing were seized with brands found to include adidas, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren, with an estimated street value of €500,000.
Some documentation and a large amount of packaging for the resale of the clothing was also seized.
No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing.
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