LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A shipment making its way into the country from China earlier was seized this month after customs agents realized the contents were counterfeit rings.
U.S. Customs and Border Protections agents were inspecting a shipment at their Louisville facility on March 3 and found 230 fake championship rings from different sports teams, including Atlanta Braves World Series rings.
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The shipment included 10 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship rings, 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl rings, 80 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rings and 110 Atlanta Braves World Series rings.
Manufacturers say that if all the rings were genuine, the suggested retail price would have been $345,000.
“Counterfeit jewelry continues to flood e-commerce market and these rings were focused on a select group of sports collectors and their fans,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, Director, Field Operations-Chicago for U.S. Customs and Border Protections.
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Agents say the shipment’s destination was a home in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
The rings were found to be in violation of Intellectual and Property Rights and trademark issues. The shipment also didn’t have the proper licenses to import the rings into the country.
No criminal charges have been filed at this time.
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