CHICAGO — Counterfeit watches worth over $9 million and over 4,300 counterfeit licenses have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Chicago.
CBP reports that during the month of April, officials at O’Hare International Airport intercepted 145 shipments of counterfeit watches and 340 shipments of counterfeit driver’s licenses.
All 485 shipments came from Hong Kong and China.
In total, 516 counterfeit watches bearing the logos of Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Omega, Audemars Piguet, among others, were seized.
According to CBP, the items would have had a combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price of over $9.22
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