COUNTERFEIT ROLEX WATCHES AND DESIGNER BAGS VALUED AT $125K SEIZED AT TWO UPSTATE NEW YORK PORTS. (PHOTO).

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Counterfeit Rolex watches and designer bags valued at $125K seized at two Upstate New York ports U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $125,000 worth of counterfeit designer goods during inspections at two Upstate New York ports over the past month. The items were discovered in multiple shipments at the Port of Rochester and Port of Buffalo during February and March, and included fake Rolex watches, designer handbags, jewelry, and clothing. The counterfeit Rolex watches featured markings nearly identical to authentic models and would have carried a retail value of around $82,000 if genuine. The combined value of the remaining seized items—jewelry, handbags, and clothing—was roughly $43,000. CBP has the authority to detain, seize, forfeit, and destroy imported merchandise that infringes trademarks or copyrights registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or U.S. Copyright Office and recorded through the agency’s e-Recordation program.

MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE CENTRE IN SOKOTO STATE. (PHOTO).


 MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE CENTRE IN SOKOTO STATE


The new Livestock Service Centre is a key intervention under the World Bank-assisted Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project.


Performing the foundation stone laying, the Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, reaffirms the Federal Government’s commitment to unlocking Nigeria’s livestock potential for sustainable peace and development.


Governor Ahmed Aliyu stated that the Centre is designed to address livestock losses, rural poverty and insecurity linked to unregulated livestock practices. 


The Governor noted that the Facility will introduce modern feedlots, support pasture development and ease the pressures of open grazing on Farmlands.


National Coordinator, L-PRES, Dr. Sanusi Abubakar, assured full support from the National Coordination Office to guarantee the project’s successful implementation.


The Commissioner for Livestock Development, Bello Muhammad Wamakko, highlighted Sokoto  State Government’s investment in routine vaccination programmes and other measures to reduce Farmer–herder conflicts.


Similar projects are being executed in 20 participating States nationwide, expected to enhance food security, improve animal health and strengthen the Nation’s economy.

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