Feds at UPS Worldport seize fake designer merchandise valued at $1.1 million

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Federal agents at the UPS Worldport hub on Grade Lane seized another shipment of phony designer items.

Customs and Border Protection officers found 700 fake designer items in five shipments at UPS Worldport on Wednesday. Officers seized fake designer handbags, wallets, shoes, purses and clothes packaged with Gucci and Louis Vuitton labels.

According to a news release, one shipment contained 30 Louis Vuitton totes, four Dior handbags and two Gucci handbags, and other merchandise had Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga labels. Additional parcels seized contained 200 YSL purses, and another shipment had 366 Louis Vuitton bags.

The news release states that all items were evaluated by an Import Specialist, who determined that these were counterfeit items that would be worth about $1,131,095 if they were genuine.

CBP officials say the shipments came from either Hong Kong or the United Arab Emirates. They were headed to Houston, Los Angeles, New York City and Puerto Rico.

It's not the first time agents have seized phony goods at Worldport. CBP officers seized 95 counterfeit designer items last week, and similar seizures were made in August and July.

UPS says its security measures help them detect counterfeit merchandise.