22,000 Fake Vehicle Stickers Seized: Here’s the Shocking Truth Behind the Counterfeit Haul!
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have intercepted a significant shipment of fake Pennsylvania vehicle registration stickers, officials announced on Thursday. The seized stickers, totaling 22,000, were en route from Israel to an address in Philadelphia.
The counterfeit decals were discovered in two separate shipments: one containing 10,000 stickers that arrived on November 26 and another with 12,000 stickers that arrived on December 9. Customs officers suspected the authenticity of the stickers and detained the shipments for further investigation, according to a statement from the Baltimore Field Office of Customs and Border Protection.
Pennsylvania officials verified that the stickers were indeed counterfeit, leading to their seizure on December 16.
If genuine, these inspection stickers would have had a value exceeding $1.4 million, as indicated in the news release.
Arrests have not been made in connection with this incident.
In Pennsylvania, vehicles are required to pass annual inspections. Car owners found using counterfeit inspection stickers face severe penalties, including fines of up to $500 and potential jail time.
