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CBP Officers at Port of New York/Newark Seize Stun Guns, Brass Knuckles, Switchblades

(Thursday, January 07, 2010)

Jamaica, N.Y. – Smugglers attempted to send 100,000 stun guns, brass knuckles, and switchblade knives which they tried to misrepresent as hats, CDs, and bag hardware through the Port of Newark. On January 4, in the Port of New York/Newark intercepted the packages which originated in China and were bound for Flushing, N.Y.

CBP officers had selected several shipping containers for examination, when they discovered numerous packages of stun guns, brass knuckles, switchblade knives. These items were seized not only because they posed a threat to public safety, but also violate intellectual property right laws, the “Switchblade Act,â€