US Customs and Border Safety (CBP) and Gibson have introduced the seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit electrical guitars.
The profitable operation was introduced to the general public on Friday, November twenty second, and concerned cooperation between CBP, Gibson, US Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI), and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division (LASD).
A press launch concerning the incident claims that it’s the “largest seizure of faux musical devices” on report, with the guitars’ estimated worth exceeding $18 million in the event that they had been genuine.
A press convention might be held on Tuesday, November twenty sixth to reveal extra particulars, together with what “proactive efforts” the businesses use to “determine, intercept, and seize” counterfeit merchandise on the Port of Los Angeles. Moreover, Gibson and the businesses will “warning customers about fraudulent merchandise offered on e-commerce platforms and different sources.”
In the meantime, Gibson has had a busy yr — since January, they’ve introduced partnerships with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Jimmy Web page, Slash, Jeff Beck to provide genuine musical devices.