Here's the story of how hundreds of thousands of FAKE Pokémon toys were almost snuck in the United States. Unfortunately for the culprits, the counterfeit toys were caught at US Customs. Here's how one of the strangest smuggling scandals in Nintendo history went down!

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SOURCES
Customs Press Releases
- https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/counterfeit-pokemon-action-figurines-can-t-go-past-harrisburg-cbp 
- https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/harrisburg-cbp-seizes-more-counterfeit-pokemon-action-figures-hong-kong 

Details on Legality of Counterfeits
- https://www.cbp.gov/trade/fakegoodsrealdangers
- https://www.sevenslegal.com/criminal-attorney/counterfeit-merchandise-federal-offense/277/ 

Map of Ports of Entry
- https://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/Assets/2015/02/BorderEnforcement_Brief_web.pdf