The hour of truth
On 1 December 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville halted four shipments, all from the same shipper in Hong Kong and headed to Salt Lake City, UT, that each contained 320 counterfeit Rolex watches. The watches were reviewed by an import specialist who determined the items were counterfeit. In all, 1,280 watches were seized. If these items were real, the total MSRP for these would have been USD 25.2 million.
Thomas Mahn, port director-Louisville: "During this holiday season consumers are always looking for the best deal, the unfortunate part is criminals are also online pedalling their counterfeit products. Our CBP officers will continue to seize counterfeit items that threaten the safety and health of consumers and weaken the US economy." (ah)