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As the pandemic continues, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized a vast collection of counterfeit, unapproved or otherwise substandard COVID-19 products that threaten the health and safety of Americans.
As of June 1, CBP had seized more than:
107,300 FDA-prohibited COVID-19 test kits;
750,000 counterfeit face masks;
2,500 EPA-prohibited anti-virus lanyards; and
11,000 FDA-prohibited chloroquine tablets.
According to CBP, criminals are smuggling and selling on the internet counterfeit safety equipment, unapproved COVID-19 test kits, unproven medicines and substandard hygiene products.
The largest seizures were at ports in Baltimore; Chicago; El Paso; Los Angeles; Rochester, N.Y; Seattle; and Vicksburg, Miss.
NTEU proudly represents the CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists and all CBP employees who have been working around the clock during this pandemic to keep the country safe.