Douglas County deputies have $5 million worth of bogus footwear in custody. They snared the Air Jordan knockoffs during a traffic stop on Wednesday night.

Qing Yong Ren of California is under arrest and accused of forgery.

Authorities found the phony Air Jordans during an Interstate 80 traffic stop. There were approximately 11,000 pairs of the shoes loaded in a tractor-trailer.

Legitimate shoe dealers are glad to see the fake footwear off the street.

Brent Wachtler walked into Scheels on Thursday with one thing on his mind.

"The Jordans," he said. "I'm not even sure which ones they are but I like the style and I think they fit well so I'm going to go with them."

The legit Jordans are still hot sellers.

Chris Kenzy, with Scheels says, "A lot of these kids now, or even guys my age who grew up with it, still keep track of when these shoes release."

They come at a price.

"Sometimes in the $90 to $100 range," Kenzy says. "But a lot of stuff that re-releases can be anywhere from $145, $180 and now with the packages, those go for $310."

That's what fuels the demand for cheaper versions like those on the truck stopped on Wednesday night.

The truck was pulled over for speeding the knockoffs from New York to California via I-80.

Douglas County Sheriff's Sergeant Ed Van Buren says a Nike representative provided the $5 million figure on the confiscated fakes.

The sergeant says, "They're very grateful. He says they have a lot of problem with this and there's a huge black market in counterfeit tennis shoes."

Scheels' shoe expert Chris Kenzy knows the subtle signs of a counterfeit, "like the elephant print. Sometimes if you know your stuff, there's a different texture to it and the way it feels. The hologram -- that piece would probably be there but it wouldn't be hologram."

Brent Wachtler left Scheels on Thursday with the real deal.

The fate of the faux footwear isn't clear aside from the fact that it will be used as evidence in what could become a federal case.