- ADVERTISEMENT - The items were seized in cargo containers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport complex, said Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Customs and Border Control seized counterfeit goods worth $32 million at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Courtesy photo. “Commercial piracy and product counterfeiting undermine the U.S. economy, rob Americans of jobs, stifle American innovation and promote other types of crimes,” said David A. Prince, special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles. Criminals are exploiting e-commerce platforms to sell counterfeit and often dangerous goods to unwitting holiday shoppers, said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.