A total of 485 shipments containing fake driver’s licenses and counterfeit watches were seized in Chicago last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on May 1.
The shipments, which originated from Hong Kong and China, contained 4,345 fake driver’s licenses and 516 counterfeit watches.
The licenses were destined for locations across the United States.
“These counterfeit driver’s licenses can lead to disastrous consequences,” Michael Pfeiffer, area port director in Chicago, said in a statement.
“Foreign Terrorist Organizations, criminal organizations, and persons involved in fraud schemes use these counterfeit IDs to avoid attracting attention to their illegal activities. Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop them from reaching their destinations.”…