C.B.P. News Release

Los Angeles CBP Seizes More than $18 million in Counterfeit Sunglasses

Louis Vuitton, Versace and Coach among the Counterfeit Trademarks

(Thursday, April 22, 2010)

Los Angeles - In just four weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport seized six shipments of counterfeit sunglasses arriving from China with a combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price of more than $18.6 million.

“Stopping the importation of counterfeit and pirated merchandise continues to be a top priority for CBP,â€