Fake Tiffany, Cartier Jewelry Valued At $3M Seized At Philly Port

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Philadelphia made another large seizure of counterfeit jewelry after finding a large cache of fake jewelry earlier this year.

According to CBP officials, agents seized 23 pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry on March 20, and 64 pieces on April 3.

Officials said were the jewelry to be real, it would have sold for a manufacturer suggested retail price of more than $3 million.

The bogus jewelry was masqueraded as Tiffany and Cartier brands.

Both seizures were shipments from Hong Kong.

The March 20 shipment was destined for Cincinnati, Ohio, according to CBP. Officials did not say where the April 3 shipment was headed.

On March 6, agents seized 269 pieces of the fake jewelry that was shipped from Hong Kong, China to a Philadelphia address. Before that, agents seized fake designer watches in February 2018.

"Our primary concerns in situations like these are consumer safety and trademark protection," said Joseph Martella, CBP Area Port Director for the Area Port of Philadelphia. "Customs and Border Protection will continue to work closely with our trade and consumer safety partners to identify and seize counterfeit and inferior merchandise, especially those products that pose potential harm to American consumers."

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