A customs department anti-smuggling task force seized 450 fake Rolex watches during an inspection Tuesday at Tra Linh in Cao Bang Province on the Chinese border.

Lured by middlemen promising high pay and free housing, thousands of students traveled to the country’s south this summer.

Hong Kong authorities have seized 67,000 counterfeit items worth HK$44 million (US$5.6 million), including those bearing Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Rolex logos, in a recent two-week operation.