18 Dec 2020
U.S. customs authorities recently seized more than $32 million worth of counterfeit goods from China, including “Viagra pills, footwear, belts, car emblems, and headphones,” at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed on Thursday.
“The counterfeit items included more than one million erectile dysfunction pills, footwear, belts, purses and headphones in violation of registered and recorded trademarks. If genuine, the seized merchandise would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $32,161,194.00,” the department said in a press release.
Authorities seized the counterfeit goods as they arrived at the port “in three containerized cargo shipments from China.”
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The items were seized in cargo containers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport complex, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S. Customs and Border Control seized counterfeit goods worth $32 million at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Courtesy photo.
“Commercial piracy and product counterfeiting undermine the U.S. economy, rob Americans of jobs, stifle American innovation and promote other types of crimes,” said David A. Prince, special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles.
Criminals are exploiting e-commerce platforms to sell counterfeit and often dangerous goods to unwitting holiday shoppers, said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
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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.
By City News Service
Dec 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Authorities recently seized counterfeit products arriving in shipments from China that, if genuine, would be worth more than $32 million, including more than one million erectile dysfunction pills, along with footwear, belts, purses and headphones, officials said today.
The items were seized in cargo containers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport complex, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
If genuine, the products would have a manufacturer s suggested retail price of more than $32 million, Ruiz said.
“Criminals are exploiting e-commerce platforms to sell counterfeit and often dangerous goods to unwitting holiday shoppers, said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.