Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC's Canal Street confronted by protesters

Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC’s Canal Street confronted by protesters

An immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan’s famed Canal Street turned chaotic on Tuesday after droves of angry New Yorkers surrounded federal agents and attempted to block them from driving off, prompting arrests and fierce standoffs along a bustling downtown corridor. Protesters face off with police during a protest against immigration crackdown in the…

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HK$15 million in bogus items seized in customs’ largest online fake goods case

HK$15 million in bogus items seized in customs’ largest online fake goods case

Hong Kong customs officers have uncovered the department’s largest-ever case involving counterfeit goods sold online, arresting seven people and seizing HK$15 million (US$1.9 million) worth of items, including bogus medications and fake Louis Vuitton and Hermès handbags. Hong Yan, a senior inspector with the Customs and Excise Department’s intellectual property general investigation unit, said officers…

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HK$15 million in bogus items seized in customs’ largest online fake goods case

HK$15 million in bogus items seized in customs’ largest online fake goods case

Hong Kong customs officers have uncovered the department’s largest-ever case involving counterfeit goods sold online, arresting seven people and seizing HK$15 million (US$1.9 million) worth of items, including bogus medications and fake Louis Vuitton and Hermès handbags. Hong Yan, a senior inspector with the Customs and Excise Department’s intellectual property general investigation unit, said officers…

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Hong Kong customs seizes fake medicinal products worth HK$1.1 million, arrests 5

Hong Kong customs seizes fake medicinal products worth HK$1.1 million, arrests 5

Hong Kong customs has seized counterfeit Chinese proprietary medicine and other items worth HK$1.1 million (US$140,127) in raids on four shops in commercial districts, and arrested a company director and four staff members. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday the counterfeit medicines included Angong Niuhuang pills and Ricqles Peppermint Cure, as well as…

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