Customs and US border patrols have announced the discovery of a large number of fake airpodes sent to the US, the latest of many similar discoveries have reported institutions over the past few months. This latest discovery was made by the CBP in Cincinnati, Ohio, where officials confiscated five shipments containing more than 6,000 fake ‘airpods’ products.

The airpods are both status symbols and great accessories for everyday life. So, it is not surprising that the forgery operation flows thousands of clones that are packed to look like airpod, but it’s actually not from Apple and which generally offers away inferior performance.

Customs and US border patrols have reported several major seizures involving fake airpods products, the latest published on July 15. According to CBP, the false earbud confiscated has a retail value of around $ 1.3 million, assuming they will be sold in MSRP.

The CBP explained that five headphones shipments from China were examined on July 7, revealing 5,000 fake airpods products and 1,372 PRO products. Items are sent to specialists to determine whether they are authentic where they determine all of them violate the rules of copyright and trademarks.

Fake electronics are a big problem for various reasons; Not only these products tore legitimate companies, they often lead to consumers who pay premium prices for low-quality goods. Special concern is a lithium-ion battery found in many consumer gadgets. Low-quality or electronic batteries that are built badly can cause this battery too hot, potentially causing fire or explosion.