Fake designer watches worth over $6.5M seized at O'Hare
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of counterfeit designer watches at O'Hare Airport this week that would have been worth millions of dollars if real.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of counterfeit designer watches at O'Hare Airport this week that would have been worth millions of dollars if real.
If genuine, the watches would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of more than $9.22 million, the CBP said. But genuine they were not.
If genuine, the fake watches would have had a combined Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of more than $9.22 million, the CBP said.
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Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.
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