
U.S. Customs seizes $729K in counterfeit cigarettes in Texas shipment
An attempt to transport a shipment of counterfeit cigarettes valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars was smoked out in Texas over the weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted and seized the shipment, which would have been valued at more than $729,000 if the cigarettes were sold…