MEXICO CITY -- Mexico appears to have ramped up its fight against products brought in illicitly from China in a seeming attempt to appease U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, though the push could hurt informal workers whose livelihood depends on cheap imports.
More than 260,000 items worth 7.5 million pesos ($371,000) were seized during a Nov. 28 raid on Plaza Izazaga 89, a shopping center in Mexico City. The items are believed to have been brought into Mexico without going through the proper procedures or paying the required duties.
