At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Bureau of Customs agents seized approximately $750,000 worth of counterfeit sneakers and other goods since January, according to the Bureau of Customs.
Recent social media posts from the official account of the Bureau of Customs show agents piling up scores of fake shoes which included the Sean Witherspoon’s Nike Air Max 97, Atmos x Air Max 1 “Animal”, Fear of God x Vans Authentic, Pharrell x Adidas NMD Hu, and Adidas Yeezy Powerphase.
P40M halaga ng misdeclared goods kabilang ang mga beauty product na walang approval ng FDA, skimming devices, at mga sapatos, nasabat ng BOC sa NAIA (📷: @CustomsPH) | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/fwtqBwUCUE
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BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña told ABC-CBN News, ” The branded shoes, meanwhile, were illegally shipped from Italy and consigned to a certain Associated Freight Consolidators.”
Lapeña also said some of the shoes will be auctioned off or donated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The Bureau said they were coordinating with its international counterparts to find the producers of the counterfeit items. At this point no arrests have been made.
