US Customs Officials Seize Counterfeit Apple Products From China

Cargo containers are loaded on container ships at a port in Qingdao, a city in eastern China's Shandong Province, on April 8, 2018. AFP via Getty Images

U.S. customs officials in Los Angeles seized 16,620 counterfeit Apple products in a recent shipment from China.

Inside the shipment were 2,400 pairs of fake wireless headphone AirPods and 14,220 counterfeit Lightning charging cables, according to a Sept. 9 statement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Lightning is a proprietary brand of computer and power connectors designed by Apple.