Over 3,000 counterfeit Gibsons – along with a handful of fake Fenders, Gretsch guitars, and PRS guitars – were seized after arriving in the US in ocean containers from Asia

Thousands of fake Gibson electric guitars were seized this week in California that could have sold for millions of dollars, according to officials.

More than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars — which would have been valued at about $18 million if they were authentic — were seized from the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport as part of an multi-agency investigation. The slew of fake electric guitars ...

"Intellectual property theft is not a victimless crime," said HSI Los Angeles Deputy Special Agent in Charge John Pasciucco.

Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized in a multi-agency investigation at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists, in conjunction with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents,

Worth an estimated $18 million if authentic, the bust marked the largest seizure of fake musical instruments from the Port of Los Angeles.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials Tuesday announced the seizure of more than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars, which they called the largest seizure on record of fake musical instruments.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars worth nearly $19 million, had they been genuine.