Over 3,500 potentially dangerous dolls seized at the US border, feds say

Drugs aren’t the only things U.S. border agents are seizing these days.

They’re also stopping potentially harmful toys from entering the country.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents “targeted” a rail container destined to arrive in Ranier, Minnesota, this month, according to a news release. Inside it, they found 3,552 counterfeit dolls worth about $71,000 if sold for the suggested retail price, officials said.

“Counterfeiting adversely affects the ability of lawful copyright holders to profit from their original ideas,” International Falls Port Director Anthony said in the news release. “Counterfeiting also harms consumers because manufacturers of forged products have little motivation to use safe, high-quality materials in their products.”

According to the Department of Homeland Security, fake or counterfeit products can be manufactured with cheap or possibly harmful materials.

“Counterfeiters don’t care about your well-being,” the DHS website says. “They just want to make a profit.”

This story was originally published February 18, 2020 at 2:18 PM with the headline "Over 3,500 potentially dangerous dolls seized at the US border, feds say."