Customs officials seize 85 counterfeit guitars from China

Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport recently intercepted 85 counterfeit guitars, their second large-scale instrument seizure at the Sterling, Virginia, facility of 2021.

According to the agency, the highest value model was a Les Paul allegedly autographed by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash that, if authentic, would have appraised for $8,000.

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