The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is reporting that it seized $376 million worth of counterfeit goods at the island’s ports during the 2017/2018 financial year. Dave Hanson, Manager of the Contraband Enforcement Team at the Jamaica Customs Agency, said these include 98,000 pairs of footwear valued at more than $294 million; more than 15,000 pieces of apparel, valued at $27 million; more than 11,000 handbags and purses, valued at more than $9 million; one million cigarettes valued at $42 million and more than 2,000 cigars valued at $2.7 million. He was speaking Thursday at a media briefing. On Thursday, counterfeit goods valued at more than $2.6 billion were destroyed by the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Division (C-TOC
Destroyed???? Yeah right lol
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I am glad this is being done. These fake items affect people health even without them realising too. These goods, because they are fake are not vetted by any standard so they are really dangerous to our health. One time this girl bought a fake hand bag and it started to get stink, literally stink and she had to throw it away, it was suppose to be alligator skin bag , but I don’t know what alligator skin was so damm stink. The shoes affect a few persons too and it sweat n even give people the athletes foot tendencies as well. People when the system is protecting us we need to corporate and appreciate them. I use to support the knock off stuff but I was educated on the dangers and now I understand I can appreciate this effort. Also some knock off is as expensive as the original lol das really crazy, why buy a knock off for 15 grand when the original is like 17,000 dat nug men sense. Dem fi confiscate dem fi true.