
Customs officials have seized over 20 million counterfeit masks since the beginning of the year
CNN
Since the start of the pandemic, CBP has seized more than 34 million counterfeit masks, most of them modeled to resemble N95 or KN95 masks. Around 20 million of those masks were caught in 2021, said John Leonard, Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of the agency's Office of Trade.
Since the start of the pandemic, CBP has seized more than 34 million counterfeit masks, most of them modeled to resemble N95 or KN95 masks. Around 20 million of those masks were caught in 2021, said John Leonard, acting executive assistant commissioner of the agency's Office of Trade. "The mask is really the most visible symbol of this pandemic," Leonard told CNN. "[Counterfeiters] look into taking advantage of this situation."
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