US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the largest counterfeit instruments bust on record, confirming it recently seized over 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that, had they been genuine, would have carried a total MSRP of more than $18 million.
On Tuesday (November 25), a statement issued by the CBP announced that, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD); and Gibson representatives, it had intercepted suspected cargo arriving from Asia in ocean containers.
