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Officials seized over $32 million worth of counterfeit Viagra, headphones and other products from three cargo shipments from China at the Long Beach Seaport in California, Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday.
Over one million counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills were found in the shipment from China, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Officials also found counterfeit shoes, purses, belts and other items worth an estimated total of around $32,161,000.
“Criminals are exploiting e-commerce platforms to sell counterfeit and often dangerous goods to unwitting holiday shoppers,” CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles Carlos C. Martel said in a statement.