Think fake Air Jordans, Rolexes, or Louis Vuitton purses. Narrator: We visited him at JFK to learn how he's spotting and stopping fakes, all while the counterfeit market is surging.Д¬ounterfeit goods are anything that infringes on a company's intellectual property rights, or IPR. Steve: I've had many million-dollar watch seizures. He's America's first line of defense against counterfeits. Narrator: That's customs officer Steve Nethersole. Steve: And here we have a counterfeit watch. They come up, you go after them, they come down, and they go up again. Narrator: And as everything is now sold online, buying counterfeit goods is getting easier, but stopping them is much harder.Дyan: It's like whack-a-mole. What could it do?' It does a lot, because the problem is where the money is going. 'Oh, what's the harm? I'm just buying this pocketbook. Steve: People think it's a victimless crime. Narrator: Profits of counterfeits are known to fund criminal activity, including attacks and bombings. Steve: They've had cadmium, arsenic, lead, and cyanide inside makeup, and it's disfigured people. Narrator: Not only are these fake products dangerous for consumers. In 2020 alone, CBP seized over 26,000 counterfeit good shipments.Дyan: Knockoffs are getting better and better and more profitable for these counterfeiters. And since these fakes come through the mail, Customs and Border Protection officers are tasked with seizing them.

Narrator: They're a part of a huge counterfeit industry worth over $1 trillion dollars. Steve: Coach bag with a Michael Kors zipper. Narrator: This guitar might look like a real Gibson, but it's not.

We visited a Customs and Border Protection Officer at JFK Airport to see how he's stopping and destroying fakes.ДЇollowing is a transcription of the video:.

The funds from counterfeits have been linked to criminal organizations and bombings.

The sale and shipment of counterfeit goods is now a multibillion-dollar industry.

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