IL Customs Officers Seize $28 Million Worth Of Counterfeit Items

Security officials at a popular airport in Illinois confiscated millions of dollars' worth of counterfeit merchandise.

200 Fake Designer Watches Worth $28 Million Confiscated By IL Airport Security

When it comes to places with security, I have to believe that airports, especially one like O'Hare in Illinois, must have some of the tightest operations in the world. An airplane would be one of the last places I would try to sneak something on board with me. You're just asking for trouble. For example, any sort of Illegal merchandise. This goes for shipments as well.

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According to WGN Chicago TV 9...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport seized a shipment of 200 counterfeit Cartier watches from Hong Kong valued at nearly $28 million, the agency announced on Wednesday.

 

a large jetliner sitting on top of an airport runway

A shipment of Cartier watches was on its way from Hong Kong to California when the airplane made a brief stop for customs at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found something suspicious. It was 200 counterfeit watches valued at around $28 million. Luckily, they were confiscated, so no one got ripped off by that merchandise or seller.

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How do you know if an item is counterfeit? If the deal seems too good to be true, then it is. Some things that are often found to be fake are jewelry, handbags, wallets, apparel, footwear, watches, and consumer electronics. The best thing to do is to purchase the merchandise from the actual company and not some dude on Facebook Marketplace.