Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport

Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Thousands of fake Gibson electric guitars were seized this week in California that could have sold for millions of dollars, according to officials.

Federal officials have seized more than $18 million in fake Gibson guitars in what was the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure in history.

The guitars were seized as part of a multiagency law enforcement investigation, making it the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars worth nearly $19 million, had they been genuine.

Authorities are calling it the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the busiest container port in North America.

Border officials seized an expensive collection of unusual - and musical - counterfeit instruments that tried to be smuggled into the country.