Counterfeit drivers licenses being smuggled into U.S. from abroad, officials say – IOTW Report

Counterfeit drivers licenses being smuggled into U.S. from abroad, officials say

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Nearly 20,000 fake drivers’ licenses were seized in Chicago during a six month period this year, after being shipped into the United States from foreign countries, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

From January 1 until June 30, CBP officers seized 19,888 counterfeit licenses that were sent through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 1,513 shipments, CBP officials said. Most came from China and Hong Kong, while others were sent from Great Britain and South Korea.

“These counterfeit driver’s licenses can lead to disastrous consequences,” said Ralph Piccirilli, Acting Area Port Director, Chicago. “Criminal organizations use these counterfeit IDs to avoid attracting attention to their illegal activities. Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop them from reaching their destinations.”

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17 Comments on Counterfeit drivers licenses being smuggled into U.S. from abroad, officials say

  1. So there were 20,000 orders? Or someone just ran off 20,000 licenses with random photos and addresses? A DL with a picture that’s not you isn’t much of an ID. Why not let that package get delivered and grab whoever picks it up?

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  2. This has been going on for at least ten years. Google “fake ID’s” and you’ll find page after page of online entities offering “scannable” fake IDs. It’s on every high school kid’s list of back-to-school items. Every freshman college student in the country probably has one.

    Here’s an example: https://www.fake-id.com/

    Notice this seller tries to obfuscate by advertising “Novelty Badges”.

    The reference to 20K IDs being seized probably is the order coming from China to one of these domestic sellers. There would be no obstruction to someone from a political party ordering up fake state IDs or drivers’ licenses for a roster of fake voters.

    I can’t understand why these sellers are allowed to exist and openly peddle a product which is clearly intended to subvert U.S. laws, especially underage drinking.

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  3. …they’re not being “smuggled”! You can go online and order one for yourself in about five minutes time. All the seller has to do is post a disclaimer that they are not selling these in order for their customers to engage in anything illegal. Since when is printing counterfeit IDs legal? Yet, there it is.

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