INDIANAPOLIS -- U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents seized nearly $3 million in counterfeit jewelry in Indianapolis last week.
The jewelry, worth an estimated $2.99 million at retail, was seized from a shipment from China bound for Texas.
#CBP in #Indianapolis Seizes Over $2.9 Million in Counterfeit Designer Jewelry https://t.co/tS4S9svBcH pic.twitter.com/5svTE9AURk
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Officials said the jewelry included counterfeit Tiffany, Cartier, Bvlgari, Louis Vuitton, Rolex and Tous jewelry.
“Protecting intellectual property rights is an important part of the CBP mission and critical to protecting American consumers,” said Chief CBP Officer Timothy Hubbard. “Our CBP officers and import specialists work diligently to protect businesses, consumers and our economy every day by combating the trade of counterfeit and pirated goods through an aggressive Intellectual Property Rights enforcement program. This seizure is fine example of that commitment.”
