US, Mexico seize $80 million in counterfeit goods

US and Mexican authorities have seized $76.8 million in counterfeit goods in a pre-holiday crackdown, the US customs agency announced Thursday. As part of "Operation Holiday Hoax II," law enforcement agents targeted ports, shops and flea markets, confiscating some 327,000 items, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement.
The counterfeit and pirated items include toys, mobile phones, handbags, DVDs, perfume, wallets, computer software and sports jerseys. Investigators swept 66 US cities and 55 Mexican cities as part of the six-week operation. South Korean authorities also took part in the sting by conducting raids in Seoul, according to ICE.