US Customs and Border Protection seizes 'suspected counterfeit COVID-19 test kits'

[r2d2]

(CNN)US Customs and Border Protection seized a package containing suspected counterfeit coronavirus test kits arriving from the United Kingdom at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, according to a news release by the agency on Saturday."CBP officers discovered six plastic bags containing various vials, while conducting an enforcement examination of a parcel manifested as "Purified Water Vials" with a declared value of $196.81. A complete examination of the shipment, led to the finding of vials filled with a white liquid and labeled "Corona Virus 2019nconv (COVID-19)" and "Virus1 Test Kit."The shipment was turned over to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for analysis, the agency said in the news release.

[kittaya]

vuu