CBP Seizes 500,000 Counterfeit N95 Masks From China

A shipment from Shenzhen, China, of what is believed to be counterfeit N95 respirator masks, seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Chicago on Sept. 10, 2020. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Chicago on Sept. 10 seized a shipment arriving from Shenzhen, China, that contained 500,000 N95 counterfeit respirator masks, federal officials announced Monday.

CBP officers with the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team seized the shipment bound for a company in Manalapan, New Jersey, at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport last week.