Delaware border agents seize counterfeit Lululemon bags worth $13,000

Sept. 13 (UPI) — Federal authorities seized over 250 counterfeit ​​Lululemon bags in Delaware, worth more than $10,000, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed Friday.

Officers seized two different shipments containing 277 knock-off versions of the Vancouver-based athleisure company’s Everywhere Belt Bags, CBP said in a statement.

The belt bags typically retail for between $38 and $48 on the company’s website .

Officials say the entire counterfeit shipment would have had a street value of approximately $13,000, had the bags been authentic.

The two shipments were identified a week apart in mid-August. One was formally seized later that month and the second earlier in September.

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CBP officers seized two different shipments containing 277 knock-off versions of the Vancouver-based athleisure company’s Everywhere Belt Bags, which would have had a street value of approximately $13,000, had the bags been authentic. Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

At the time of inspection, CBP officials believed the Lululemon logos were being used illegally and detained the shipments.

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