CBP seizes 125,000 fake toys at Texas point of entry
Nearly two-dozen shipping containers of Chinese-made fake toys with a retail value of more than $800,000 were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Nogales, Texas.
CBP officials at the Nogales port of entry said the imitation toys had been tracked from China to the Port of Long Beach, Calif. and then via the land port of San Luis, Ariz.
The ultimate retail destination for the goods was not known, CBP said, but the fake toys were being handled by an unnamed American distributor that remains under federal investigation.
The fake goods are in CBP custody while the agency works with the legitimate trademark holders, such as toymaker Mattel. The CBP said the trademark owners would likely opt to destroy the merchandise.
The more than 125,000 fake toys seized included look-alike Barbie dolls, crude copies of Lego-brand building blocks, and numerous other low-quality imitations of popular toys, CBP said.
CBP seizes 125,000 fake toys at Texas point of entry
