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Mexico seizes counterfeit perfume shipment at Lázaro Cárdenas port
Mexican customs and navy officers seized counterfeit products during an inspection at the port of Lázaro Cárdenas in Michoacán.
The shipment was found in a container inside a customs-controlled area.
The products included perfume and beauty containers bearing an international brand name, and officials said they contained liquid and showed intellectual-property irregularities.
One passage gives the count as 14,250 containers, while another says 14,240.
Authorities seized the shipment and turned it over to Mexico’s federal prosecutor for investigation and a decision on its legal status.
The seizure is part of efforts to monitor goods entering the country and protect intellectual-property rights.
The prosecutor’s investigation will determine what happens to the goods.
Mexican customs and Navy personnel seized counterfeit beauty and perfume products during an inspection at Lázaro Cárdenas port in Michoacán.
The shipment was found inside a container in a bonded area of the port’s customs facility.
El Universal reported that the shipment contained 132 boxes, but gave conflicting totals of 14,250 and 14,240 containers.
Authorities said the products bore the name of an international beauty and perfume brand and showed intellectual property irregularities.
The seized goods were handed to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office for investigation.
- Who
- Mexico’s National Customs Agency and Navy personnel.
- What
- They seized boxes of counterfeit beauty and perfume products. The goods were sent to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation.
- When
- Not stated. The article was published on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Lázaro Cárdenas port customs facility, Michoacán, Mexico.
- Why
- Inspectors were checking compliance with rules for foreign-trade goods and found intellectual property irregularities.
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Customs and Navy personnel found the shipment inside a container in a bonded area of the Lázaro Cárdenas customs facility.
Authorities seized the goods and transferred them to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation.
- Port
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
- Boxes
- 132
- Reported product totals
- 14,250 and 14,240 containers; the article gives both figures
- Agencies involved
- National Customs Agency of Mexico and the Navy
- Investigating authority
- Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office
What people are saying
With these actions, ANAM and the institutions of the Security Cabinet reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the surveillance and control of goods entering the country, through coordinated work aimed at combating illicit practices in foreign trade, protecting intellectual property rights and safeguarding national security.