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https://foxsanantonio.com/news/loca...-nike-shoes-hidden-in-shipment-called-napkins
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Long Beach Seaport seized 14,806 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes found hidden inside two containers in a shipment labeled “napkins” arriving from China.
“Intellectual property theft is a crime that leads to lost revenue for American industry, a loss of American jobs, and often poses a threat to public health and safety,” said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
AFT Center import specialists and the trademark owner confirmed that the shoes were in violation of Nike’s Air Jordan 1 Off-White, Air Jordan 12, Air Jordan 1 (blue, black, red, white), Air Jordan 11, Air Max ’97 protected designs and trademarks.
These shoes are in big demand by collectors and sport shoes enthusiasts, selling for $1,500 dollars and up to $2,000 online.
“Counterfeit brand-name shoes is a multi-million dollar criminal industry. The trafficking of these items is extremely lucrative and becomes more profitable in markets involving successful and popular products.” said LaFonda Sutton-Burke, CBP Port Director of the LA/Long Beach Seaport. “CBP commits substantial resources to detect, intercept and seize illicit goods at our nation’s largest seaport.”
U.S. Customs says that trade in illegitimate goods is usually associated with smuggling and other criminal activities and often funds other criminal enterprises.
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Long Beach Seaport seized 14,806 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes found hidden inside two containers in a shipment labeled “napkins” arriving from China.
“Intellectual property theft is a crime that leads to lost revenue for American industry, a loss of American jobs, and often poses a threat to public health and safety,” said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
AFT Center import specialists and the trademark owner confirmed that the shoes were in violation of Nike’s Air Jordan 1 Off-White, Air Jordan 12, Air Jordan 1 (blue, black, red, white), Air Jordan 11, Air Max ’97 protected designs and trademarks.
These shoes are in big demand by collectors and sport shoes enthusiasts, selling for $1,500 dollars and up to $2,000 online.
“Counterfeit brand-name shoes is a multi-million dollar criminal industry. The trafficking of these items is extremely lucrative and becomes more profitable in markets involving successful and popular products.” said LaFonda Sutton-Burke, CBP Port Director of the LA/Long Beach Seaport. “CBP commits substantial resources to detect, intercept and seize illicit goods at our nation’s largest seaport.”
U.S. Customs says that trade in illegitimate goods is usually associated with smuggling and other criminal activities and often funds other criminal enterprises.
