The world's a safer place today after the Parisian police arrested four Chinese Nationals and seized 270 tonnes of contraband Eiffel towers.
The French authorities don't want unlicensed people selling tourist tack on their streets it seems.
The French authorities don't want unlicensed people selling tourist tack on their streets it seems.
Illegal street vending in France carries of maximum six-month jail sentence and a 3,750 euros fine.It's comforting to see the authorities in times of economic meltdown are still on the case and not letting entrepreneurship get out of hand.
A police source said the aim of the operation is to dismantle supply networks as well as fight against the vendors.
During March and September 2011, 4,000 illegal street vendors were detained including 1,200 who were taken into custody.