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Live centipedes labeled as "earphones" and dried sea cucumbers declared as “dried food" were seized by the Customs and Border Protection Los Angeles Field Office in what it says is a representation of ...

More than 14,800 fake Nike shoes were seized in a counterfeiting operation after authorities at the nation's largest seaport examined two shipping containers that arrived from China. Several things ...