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- August 12, 2022
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Federal law enforcement has seized another load of counterfeit diabetic socks at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News. The 165,707 pairs of socks in the seizure would be worth more than $2.6 million in manufacturer suggested retail price if they were legitimate. “Norfolk, VA CBP Officers Seize Second Significant Sham Socks Shipment destined to Loudoun County, […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- July 17, 2022
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News seized 118,566 pairs of “counterfeit cotton foot coverings” – diabetic socks worth about $1.9 million in retail if they were authentic. CBP officers “certainly do not suffer from cold feet when it comes to enforcing intellectual property rights laws,” a CBP press […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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- April 11, 2018
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After two months of flat numbers, the Port of Virginia’s volume was booming in the month of March as container volume reached near-record numbers.