CHICAGO (AP) — A package containing 445 counterfeit designer purses and other items has been seized at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport mail branch. Customs and Border Protection says Friday that the shipment from Thailand was intercepted Thursday by officers. Authorities said the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the actual items would have topped $635,000. The bogus products were seized for violating trademark laws. They were being shipped to a home in Wichita, Kansas. Items included 11 Louis Vuitton, 11 Gucci, eight Chanel and four Christian Dior handbags; 131 pairs of Chanel and 72 pairs of Gucci earrings; and 52 Chanel hairclips.
