HONG KONG: Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million, including jerseys tied to the tournament. The seizure included about 30,000 jerseys, some so finely made that they’re hard to distinguish from authentic team shirts, Wayne Chung, senior inspector at Hong Kong ‘s customs department, said Thursday. Most were copies of authentic player jerseys that are generally more expensive than fan-edition versions because they’re better designed and made of higher-quality materials, he said.

Hong Kong customs officials have intercepted 230,000 suspected counterfeit products worth nearly $20 million, including thousands of fake football jerseys destined for World Cup…

Hong Kong customs authorities have arrested six people in a crackdown on counterfeit goods linked to the World Cup.

About 230,000 counterfeit items seized in ‘Clean Sheet’ operation, most bound for overseas markets.

Some counterfeit jerseys were so finely made that they were hard to distinguish from authentic team shirts.

The World Cup is due to get underway in Mexico City on Thursday

Los artículos están valuados en 20 millones de dólares

HONG KONG: Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million, including…

Según las aduanas, cerca del 80% de los artículos incautados tenían como destino Norteamérica.

HONG KONG (AP) — Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million,…

Apenas unas horas antes de que comenzara el Mundial, las autoridades de Hong Kong anunciaron la incautación de 230 mil artículos presuntamente falsificados.