US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Viagra Pills, Apparel, Makeup From China

US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Viagra Pills, Apparel, Makeup From China
A Chinese doctor shows the anti-impotence drug Viagra at a hospital in Shanghai on July 5, 2000. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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U.S. customs officials in Los Angeles said they seized 25,000 counterfeit Viagra pills last month in a cargo shipment from China.

The fake anti-impotence pills were among 31,072 fake items intercepted at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port on Sept. 21. Also seized were 5,145 counterfeit pieces of apparel and footwear bearing the logos of Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Moschino, Versace, Balenciaga, and Nike.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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