Thread: C.B.P. in Los Angeles Donates 3,696 Shirts to Charity

C.B.P. News Release

CBP in Los Angeles Donates 3,696 Shirts to Charity

(Monday, June 15, 2009)

Los Angeles — U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Los Angeles is donating 3,696 men’s shirts to Shelter Partnership, Inc., in Los Angeles, a non-profit charity organization. The donation has an estimated domestic value of $9,536 and a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $66,491.

The shirts arrived from Pakistan in a sea container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex. CBP officers intercepted and seized the shirts for bearing counterfeit trademarks. The legitimate trademark owner has authorized CBP to donate the items to charity. “We are pleased to be able to donate the shirts to assist Shelter Partnership in providing help to the needy,â€

Good for the CBP!! It's nice to see something which was initially negative turned into something positive.

And since this counterfeit merchandise is usually sold to fund terrorist organizations and other criminal cartels, that's quite a bit of cash those operations are now without.