ICE Seizes $1.5 Million in Counterfeit, Pirated Goods at San Juan Flea Market
Agents with the ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized counterfeit and pirated goods with a suggested retail value of $1.5 million from the Arecibo flea market in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Aug. 25. As part of the Operation Forged…
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Dreams initiative, the seizure targeted 23 retailers and included 10,000 CDs, 50,000 DVDs, 565 watches, 368 video games, 220 pieces of jewelry, 1,161 sunglasses and 204 handbags, among other items. ICE reported that the goods infringed trademarks like Gucci, Michael Kors, Microsoft, Nintendo and Ray Ban. This was also the fifth seizure by HSI San Juan in the past 11 months under Operation Forged Dreams, which intends to “bring a multi-agency and industry united front” against the trade of counterfeit goods, ICE said.