The fake inspection stickers would have been worth more than $1.4 million if they were real, the news release says. No arrests have been made. In Pennsylvania, vehicles must pass annual inspections.

Some car owners are willing to go to extreme lengths to avoid the time and monetary cost of having their vehicles pass an annual state inspection, including buying fake stickers. U.S. Customs and ...

Larry Bagley's House Bill 344 was reported favorably from the House Transportation committee ... but I don't think ($10 annual) inspection stickers have one thing to do with that," Bagley said.

Pennsylvania law requires annual safety inspections of motor vehicles to ensure they meet mechanical and emissions standards, with windshield stickers marking the passing of an inspection.