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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials Tuesday announced the seizure of more than 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars, which they called the largest seizure on record of fake musical instruments.

The seizure of more than 3,000 Gibson guitars through the L.A.-Long Beach port complex is the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record, authorities said.

Worth an estimated $18 million if authentic, the bust marked the largest seizure of fake musical instruments from the Port of Los Angeles.

Agents seized the fake guitars in California in what the agency called the "largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record."