1,650 counterfeit hoverboards seized at Minnesota-Canada border
Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (KMSP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials recently seized more than 1,500 counterfeit hoverboards in International Falls, Minn. near the Minnesota-Canada border.
Officers at the Minnesota Point of Entry in International Falls found 1,650 counterfeit Smart Balance Hoverboard scooters and 90 motherboards inside a railroad container headed for Rainer, Minn., according to a news release. The counterfeit merchandise had an estimated retail value of $645,252.
In December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials warned consumers that counterfeit hoverboards often pose serious health and safety hazards.