$400,000 in fake Rolexes, Prada, other luxury brand items seized at O’Hare Airport

A counterfeit Rolex watch was among hundreds of other fake items seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago on March 20, 2023. U.S. consumers spend more than $1 billion a year on counterfeit items, officials said. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Chicago seized over 300 items of counterfeit designer items worth nearly $400,000 on Monday.

The items were found in two parcels from Thailand at O’Hare International Airport, the agency said in a statement.