U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Blaze News a shipment of counterfeit ultra-luxury watches was intercepted on the way to Texas.
The authentic timepiece is an ultra-luxury watch from a storied Swiss manufacturer and will burn a hole in your wallet, costing about $38,000 on average.
‘Our officers are working hard to identify threats and shut down illicit suppliers.’
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On October 23, CBP officers at the Port of Louisville in Kentucky stopped a shipment of 460 fake watches bearing the Audemars Piguet trademark.
The watches were on their way to a residence in Texas and had been shipped from Hong Kong, according to CBP.
Trade experts at the Centers of Excellence and Expertise determined the watches to be fake.
Had the watches been real, the combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price would
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