Counterfeit Lightning cables and adaptors on route from China seized in Anchorage

The U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) carried out a routine inspection in Anchorage earlier this week and uncovered a massive haul of counterfeit Apple accessories. The collection of accessories included mostly Apple?s new Lightning USB cables and adapters. The counterfeit products had been flown in from China and were due to distributed around the United States.

Designed to look like iPhone 5 USB ?lightning? connector cables and adapters, the products included fake Apple logos and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) trademark icons. But the knock-off logos weren't enough of a disguise. The items stood out as counterfeits, Frank Falcon, CBP spokesman said. They were packaged for retail sale in cardboard blister packs that were sub-standard compared to Apple's trademark white packaging.

Falcon said a manufacturer in China is responsible for the shipment. He noted that while it is ?difficult to deal with a manufacturer in another country,? the bust will ?bring more scrutiny? to future shipments from the company.

The haul is believed to be worth in the region of $600,000; if the cables were to be sold at knocked down prices. The counterfeit products will now be destroyed by the CBS not only for the fact that they are copies but more importantly for safety issues. There is no way of knowing if the cables are safe to use or even work at all.

Source: Alaska Dispatch

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