Feds seize 3000 fake vaccination cards
Lagatar24 Desk : Officers from US customs and border seized the fake vaccination card, being shipped from China at Anchorage airport, Alaska.
There were between 135 and 150 packages found in Anchorage, all sent by the same person in China, Ruiz said. The packages contained small amounts of fake cards, about 20 or 25 each.
The cards confiscated in Anchorage closely resemble the authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certificates given out by health care workers when U.S. citizens receive their vaccinations, the agency said. However, this shipment had cards that exhibited low-quality printing.
The seizure comes as a cottage industry for counterfeit cards has sprung up online to accommodate people who say they wont get vaccinated for either personal or religious reasons.
Another 3,600 fake cards were found recently at cargo facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, Ruiz said.
The Federal Aviation Administration ranked Memphis and Anchorage among the busiest cargo airports in the U.S. in 2020.
Getting these fraudulent cards off the streets and out of the hands of those who would then sell them is important for the safety of the American public, Lance Robinson, the agencys director in Anchorage, said in a statement.
Other federal agencies are investigating the shipments.
