U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized four packages of fake Botox and Dysport vials in Indianapolis. 

In total, officers seized 14 glass Botox vials (100 units), 1 glass Botox vial (200 units), and 1 glass Dysport vial (500 units). The product would have been valued at $8,500 MSRP—if it was real.

Three of the packages were coming from the same shipper in Great Britain and the fourth package was coming from Indonesia. The packages from Great Britain were labeled as “Marketing Product Samples” and the package from Indonesia was labeled as “Cosmetic Preparations," CBP said. Two of the packages were going to different homes in Michigan, and the other two were going to homes in California and New Jersey, according to the statement. 

“Botox, or botulinum toxin, is restricted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and cannot be imported into the U.S. without proper documentation,” CBP said in a statement. 

These seizures of counterfeit Botox are one example of our collaborative efforts to ensure the American public is protected from illegal and harmful products entering the U.S. CBP urges consumers to only purchase these medications from reputable sources,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, Director, Field Operations-Chicago Field Office. “These drugs can be expensive and hard to acquire in many locations, but cheap prices are not always the safest, especially when it comes to your health and wellbeing.”

Read the full statement at Customs and Border Protection >>