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CARSON, CA - NOVEMBER 26, 2024 - - Jaime Ruiz, spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) speaks to media while standing next to some of the counterfeit guitars that were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Gibson Inc., at a news conference to announce the largest seizure of Gibson electric guitars on record at the Centralized Examination Station in Carson on November 26, 2024. The multi-agency operation led to the interception of more than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson electric guitars worth over $18 million if they were genuine. Boxes in the background also contain the seized guitars. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)