The holidays may not be so happy for two households in North Carolina and Maryland after Cincinnati customs officers seized large counterfeit jewelry shipments addressed to residences in both states, according to the US Customs and Border Protection. The Centers for Excellence and Expertise, the agency’s trade experts, determined the shipments to be counterfeit, according to a news release. Officers seized a shipment of 783 fake jewelry items on December 1, according to the agency. “Based on the cheap generic packaging, lack of intricate details and routing led to the seizure of this shipment by officers in Cincinnati,” the agency said. On December 2, CBP officers intercepted 60 jewelry sets from Hong Kong, containing knockoff versions of Cartier, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Gucci brands.

Source: CNN December 24, 2023 23:07 UTC