Police and border officials said Friday that they seized millions of dollars of bogus goods destined for the Greater Toronto Area.

Investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Greater Toronto Area Federal Enforcement Section and the Canada Border Services Agency intercepted some $25 million worth of counterfeit goods from various seaports in British Columbia.

The goods, which included designer label clothing, purses, boots, sunglasses, watches, scarves, and perfume, were seized in the past four weeks. A phony handgun was also among the items confiscated.

The goods that were mostly manufactured in China were destined for Greater Toronto Area businesses.

The announcement of the crackdown coincided with the start of a three-month pilot project dubbed "Oscorpion" which targets the burgeoning flow of so-called "knock off" items entering the country.

RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Cathie Glenn said the $25 million worth of goods is just the tip of the iceberg.

"It's a steady flow and we're going to be very busy," she said.

Police say the items are sold by criminal groups which cut into the country's economy.

"Counterfeiters pose serious threats to the economic integrity of Canada by harming legitimate businesses and Canadian jobs," Inspector Todd Gilmore, with the RCMP's Greater Toronto Federal Enforcement Section, said in a release.