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

CBP officials said the counterfeit goods were found in shipments coming to the United States from Asia through the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex, and they were intercepted as part of an operation that included U.

LOS ANGELES (WKRC) — Authorities seized 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars, worth an estimated $18 million.

The seizure of more than 3,000 Gibson guitars through the L.A.-Long Beach port complex is the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record, authorities said.

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the massive Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport.

Right now, sitting in a nondescript warehouse in Carson, California, thousands of ornate Gibson guitars are piled up in dozens of stacks of cardboard boxes nearly seven feet high. Some of them look like the signature models for rock gods like Dave Grohl,

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officers have announced the seizure of over $18 million in counterfeit Gibson guitars. This is the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure in CBP history.