US Customs Agents Seize $42.9 Million Worth of Chinese Counterfeits in Texas

Counterfeit items seized by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents in Laredo, Texas. Courtesy of ICE

In less than two months, U.S. customs agents in Texas have busted two multimillion-dollar shipments of counterfeit goods from China.

After a three-day surveillance sting in mid-June, special agents with the U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) seized 795 boxes labeled with fake shipping addresses in Laredo, Texas, according to a July 6 press release by the ICE.