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Mexico seizes 33,097 suspected counterfeit goods at Lázaro Cárdenas port
Mexican authorities seized 33,097 suspected counterfeit goods at the port of Lázaro Cárdenas in Michoacán.
The goods were found in two containers inspected by customs and naval officers.
One container came from Hong Kong and was declared to contain pens, but officers found 22,865 items, including watches, headphones, electronic accessories, sneakers and costumes.
A second container held 10,232 more items, including headphones and sneakers; its origin was not specified.
The goods were handed to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, which will determine their legal status.
Authorities say they will continue investigating the shipment’s origin and who was responsible.
Mexican authorities seized 33,097 suspected counterfeit goods after inspecting two containers at Lázaro Cárdenas port in Michoacán.
The goods included watches, headphones, electronic accessories, sports shoes and costumes.
In the first inspection, a container from Hong Kong declared as carrying pens was found to contain 22,865 items.
A second container held 132 pairs of shoes and 10,100 headphones.
The goods were handed to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, which will determine their legal status.
- Who
- Mexico’s National Customs Agency and Navy carried out the inspections. The Attorney General’s Office received the seized goods.
- What
- Authorities seized 33,097 suspected counterfeit items from two containers.
- When
- The inspections took place in recent days, and authorities reported them on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Lázaro Cárdenas port, in Michoacán, Mexico.
- Why
- The inspections found suspected counterfeit goods, including items in a container declared as carrying pens.
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Inspectors found 22,865 suspected counterfeit items in a container from Hong Kong declared as carrying pens.
A separate container was found to hold 132 pairs of shoes and 10,100 headphones.
Authorities reported the two seizures and said the goods had been handed to the Attorney General’s Office.
- Total seized
- 33,097 items
- First container
- 22,865 items
- First container origin
- Hong Kong
- Second container
- 10,100 headphones and 132 pairs of shoes
- Location
- Lázaro Cárdenas port, Michoacán