U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Chicago field office has seized more than 16,000 hoverboards, worth about $6 million, after finding that they posed a health risk and used trademark logos without authorization. The two-wheeled, motorized boards — which are powered by lithium-ion batteries — have reportedly caught fire while users were charging or riding them. […]
It’s not just hoverboards being seized by border control staff, but wearable technology is under scrutiny, as more individuals aim to sell counterfeit products overseas. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized $35,000 worth in counterfeit smart wristbands in Philadelphia, the law enforcement agency announced late Tuesday. Photo credit: U.S. Customs and Border […]
TAMPA — A Bradenton businessman made more than $1.1 million while smuggling thousands of knockoff Viagra and Cialis pills into the Tampa Bay area from China, federal authorities charge. Now the romance is over, and instead of a beachside bathtub, he’s facing possible prison time. Robert Ernest Lohr, 72, isn’t a pharmacist, and his Bradenton […]
THE HEALTH PRODUCTS Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has warned people about the dangers of buying counterfeit make-up. The organisation has identified harmful substances in a number of counterfeit cosmetics intended for the Irish market. It has called for consumers to be vigilant of counterfeit high-end beauty products being offered for sale through certain outlets, markets and […]
SINGAPORE — Three men were arrested last Friday (Dec 4) for their suspected involvement in importing counterfeit electronic goods, said the police and Singapore Customs in a press release today. The trio, aged between 27 and 40, were arrested during a raid on a storage premise at Serangoon North Avenue 4, where more than 243,000 […]
The Bank of China will face a daily fine in the US unless it complies with a court request to give details of customers accused of selling fake goods. The bank was held in contempt of court in Manhattan last week for refusing to turn over the records. The state-owned lender is appealing the civil […]