A WOMAN IS CAUGHT SMUGGLING 50 FAKE LIONEL MESSI JERSEYS INSIDE HER LUGGAGE AS ARGENTINE AS ARGENTINE CUSTOMS SEIZE 250 FAKE JERSEYS

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The Argentinean customs department has seized at least 250 fake Lionel Messi Inter Miami jerseys, with one person caught smuggling 50 into the country.

The General Customs Bureau (Dirección General de Aduanas, DGA) described an Argentine citizen flying into Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbury Airport on a LATAM flight from Santiago, Chile, as 'iconic'.

When authorities asked her if she had anything to declare, the woman's luggage revealed a staggering 50 Inter Miami Messi jerseys, all labeled and in plastic packaging.

According to her, she didn't have any illegal goods, but the scanner proved otherwise.

According to the report, counterfeit specialists were then consulted to verify the authenticity of the jerseys, and they concluded that they were fake, making them prohibited.

According to Argentinean authorities, clothing is permitted within the simplified regime, but the volume of cases detected over the last week suggests that it is being imported for profit.

According to her, she didn't have any illegal goods, but the scanner proved otherwise.

According to the report, counterfeit specialists were then consulted to verify the authenticity of the jerseys, and they concluded that they were fake, making them prohibited.

Clothing can be brought into the country under a simplified regime, but the number of cases detected in the last week indicates it is being imported for profit, according to the Argentinian authorities.

Since Messi's new club jersey has not yet been officially released in Argentina, and because the counterfeits are similar in design to the originals, Customs revealed that the woman had the intention of selling them as authentic and profiting illegally from the passion generated by the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Aside from the jerseys, officers found 2,000 Pokémon cards, three tablets of an unknown substance, 100 packs of protein, and several boxes of muscle supplements in her luggage as well.

It was all seized by Customs under Articles 977 and 978 of the Customs Code, because of the variety and quantity of products, we can assume they were imported with the intent to sell, according to Argentinean Customs.

During last night's Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul, of La Liga MX, Lionel Messi marked his Inter Miami debut with a stunning free-kick into the top left-hand corner.

In August, the 2022 World Cup winner will make his MLS debut.