Officers in U.S. Customs and Border Protection are staying busy in Louisville looking for counterfeit jewelry shipments. Public Affairs Officer Steve Bansbach said it’s a continual problem. Earlier this month Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment containing nearly five thousand pairs of earrings with Chanel’s protected trademarks. Bansbach said the earrings came from China and were headed for Maryland.
“And they fall victim to basically paying money for pieces of jewelry that are not healthy. They could contain toxic chemicals or they break very quickly. They are easily noticed as knockoffs.”
