U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swooped down on Canal St. in lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon in a surprise raid and detained a number of individuals, police sources said.

ICE agents rounded up people along several blocks of Canal St., from Church St. to Lafayette St., on the borders of Soho, Tribeca and Chinatown, shutting down the area as they conducted a raid targeting illegal street vendors, according to a witness and ABC 7 .

According to the news outlet, vendors attempted to flee, with several people seen running and falling as agents pursued them.

The witness told the Daily News that the agents arrested men who were selling “weed and fake bags.” Canal St. is a well-known spot to buy knockoff designer handbags on the street.

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