{"id":3524,"date":"2026-06-15T19:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3524"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:04:21","slug":"cbp-officers-in-indianapolis-seize-counterfeit-world-cup-jerseys-shirts-beanies-and-other-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3524","title":{"rendered":"CBP officers in Indianapolis seize counterfeit World Cup jerseys, shirts, beanies, and other items"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3522\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/04514b591560bdc2c201bc21912c9afe.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/04514b591560bdc2c201bc21912c9afe.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/04514b591560bdc2c201bc21912c9afe-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>CBP says officers conducted Operation Winner\u2019s Circle June 1\u20135, and seized 18 shipments of 1,578 counterfeit FIFA World Cup 2026 items. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3520\">Summer sticker shock: The 14% \u2018burger tax\u2019 hitting your backyard BBQ this weekend<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>INDIANAPOLIS<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A special operation conducted by\u00a0U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis earlier this month targeting counterfeit FIFA World Cup 2026 merchandise resulted in the interception of hundreds of items.<\/p> <p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>CBP says officers conducted Operation Winner\u2019s Circle from June 1\u20135, and seized 18 shipments of 1,578 counterfeit World Cup 2026 items. \u00a0CPB says if they were genuine, the items would have had a combined price tag of $134,594.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3523\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8928bd7324b58016369b4436ebe7310a-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8928bd7324b58016369b4436ebe7310a-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8928bd7324b58016369b4436ebe7310a-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8928bd7324b58016369b4436ebe7310a.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>CBP says officers conducted Operation Winner\u2019s Circle June 1\u20135, and seized 18 shipments of 1,578 counterfeit FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 items. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection )<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3517\">New Florida laws take effect July 1: Here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>By the numbers:<\/p> <!-- --><p>In all, CBP says they seized:<\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>530 World Cup 2026 jerseys<\/span><\/li><li><span>380 beanies<\/span><\/li><li><span>349 Puma, Adidas, and Nike shirts associated with the tournament<\/span><\/li><li><span>319 other World Cup 2026 related items.<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><p>CBP says most shipments originated from Hong Kong and were destined for locations both within and outside the United States.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;Sports fans often pay big money for sports memorabilia,&#8221; said Indianapolis Port Director Brett Mueller in a release. &#8220;Counterfeit sports memorabilia de-funds our sports organizations, funds criminal networks, and scams the fans. Officers in Indianapolis work hard each day to protect our domestic businesses and American consumers.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>CBP says e-commerce sales have contributed to large volumes of low-value, small packages being imported into the United States and over 90% of all counterfeit seizures occur in the international mail and express environments, which are channels for small, e-commerce packages destined for the U.S. Many of these shipments contain counterfeit goods that pose the same health, safety, and economic security risks as large, containerized shipments.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3515\">Rabid stray cat attacks 5 people, 1 puppy in Lakeland: PCAC<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>CBP says consumers should shop from reputable online sources.<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special operation conducted by\u00a0CBP officers in Indianapolis earlier this month targeting counterfeit World Cup merchandise resulted in the interception of hundreds of items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-3524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","tag-crime-and-public-safety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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