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Gold tooth, signed Messi jersey among odd police haul B.C. wants forfeited

XXXL high-end clothing, gold bar also part of goods seized in an industrial area of Port Coquitlam
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A Vancouver Police officer is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

The B.C. government is seeking the forfeiture of an eclectic haul of sports memorabilia, supersized luxury clothing, cash, jewelry and a gold tooth that were seized by Vancouver police in a criminal probe in March.

There are XXXL jackets from Versace, Gucci and Dior, a 24-karat gold bar, $34,000 in cash and soccer jerseys signed by stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.

The unusual haul of goods that was seized from an industrial area of Port Coquitlam, next to a rail yard, was detailed late last month in the B.C. Gazette in a list of items subject to forfeiture.

Owners can file a dispute within 60 days of publication in the gazette, which does not identify the owner of the property.

Nor does it say whether the 鈥淩onaldo jersey鈥 was signed by the one-named Brazilian star or Portugal鈥檚 Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Ministry of Public Safety said in an emailed statement that it couldn鈥檛 confirm whether an administrative forfeiture has been disputed 鈥渄ue to privacy considerations.鈥

The Vancouver Police Department said the seizure 鈥渞elates to an ongoing criminal investigation.鈥

鈥淲e are unable to provide additional details,鈥 Sgt. Steve Addison said in an email.

The Vancouver Police Department made the seizure on March 1 in the 2100 block of Kingsway Avenue in Port Coquitlam. It鈥檚 a stretch of road bookended by parking lots, including the Port Coquitlam Station Park and Ride for the West Coast Express commuter train.

The B.C. Gazette entry says the goods were 鈥渙btained by commission of an offence,鈥 but doesn鈥檛 specify the offence.

The value of the signed jerseys was difficult to pin down without knowing if they鈥檙e game-worn or souvenirs, said Darrell Lidstone, owner of DGL Sports in Vancouver.

The most valuable are those worn by players during games, and certified with paperwork.

鈥淎 game-worn Messi jersey could be worth as much as 50, $60,000,鈥 said Lidstone, whose company specializes in custom framing of jerseys.

鈥淎nd if it鈥檚 a game-worn jersey from a major tournament like the World Cup or the Copa (America) or something like that, you could look at something even more than that.鈥

Lidstone said authentic jerseys can come from a 鈥減roper certified distributor,鈥 most of which are located in Europe.

鈥淕ame-worn jerseys are very difficult to acquire, unless you鈥檙e on the inside,鈥 he said.

He said DGL Sports has a souvenir World Cup Messi jersey on sale for $5,000, but it wasn鈥檛 game-worn.

鈥淭hat same jersey for game-worn would be, you know, tenfold,鈥 he said. 鈥淚n terms of where they came from, it makes all the difference in the world in terms of value.鈥





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