U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia have seized almost 500 fake driver’s licenses over the past few months.
On Thursday, CBP disclosed that the counterfeit driver’s licenses have been arriving at Philadelphia’s international air cargo since May. The fake driver’s licenses replicate those from more than 20 states including Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
On August 15, CBP officers sequestered the latest shipment consisting of fake Connecticut and Nigerian driver’s licenses.
Fake Driver’s Licenses Came from Canada, China and Southwest Asia
According to CBP, the fake IDs came from various locations in Canada, China and countries in Southwest Asia. Some of the licenses are obviously fake, but others are of very good quality with barcode readers.
The agency turned over many of the sequestered fake driver’s licenses to a state and university police investigator. It will then destroy the remaining IDs in its custody.
