Florida: America’s Counterfeit Luxury Goods Capital

Rising seizures at ports and online platforms reveal the Sunshine State’s growing role in the multibillion-dollar trade of knockoff designer merchandise

By Senior Staff Writer, Edmond Thorne for OmniCom MultiMediaFlorida News Network: Palm Beach —Walk into certain downtown Palm Beach storefronts or scroll through enough social media ads, and you’ll find what looks like the real deal, designer handbags bearing the Louis Vuitton monogram, gleaming Rolex watches, Gucci accessories priced just low enough to seem like a steal. But increasingly, what appears authentic is anything but.

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