Arrests made in widespread smuggling scheme at Ports of L.A., Long Beach
An alleged criminal network of logistics companies, warehouses, and truckers carried out the $200 million scheme between 2023-24, officials said.
Port of Los Angeles Police Recover $600,000 in Stolen Container Chassis
A months-long probe discovered that criminals would enter container terminals and remove chassis set aside for truckers to ...
Nine charged in counterfeit smuggling ring through L.A.-Long Beach ports
Logistic company executives, warehouse owners and truck drivers are accused of transporting shipping containers to warehouses, unloading the contraband inside and replacing it with "filler" cargo.
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Feds Bust $200 Million Counterfeit Ring at Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports
"It was a team of CBP agriculture specialists assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport who in 2023, during a routine examination of a container made the initial discovery," said Cheryl ...
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Federal prosecutors allege that local group smuggled more than $200 million in counterfeit, illegal goods through LA ports
"It was a team of CBP agriculture specialists assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport who in 2023, during a routine examination of a container made the initial discovery," said Cheryl ...
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Logistics workers charged with importing $200M in fake goods via LA, Long Beach ports
Federal investigators accuse nine logistics workers and executives of devising an elaborate scheme to slip $200 million worth of counterfeit goods from China past customs officials at the ports of ...