Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks Were Bought in 5 States, U.S. Says
Many of the masks were clever fakes, stamped with the 3M logo and shipped in boxes that read, “Made in the U.S.A.,” even though they were not made in the country or by 3M, according to federal investigators.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and El Paso members of Homeland Security Investigations in December during a seizure of counterfeit N95 surgical masks at a port cargo warehouse in El Paso, Texas.Credit...U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, via Associated Press
Feb. 10, 2021
Millions of counterfeit masks were bought by hospitals, medical institutions and government agencies in at least five states — and some of them were used by health care workers in Washington State, the federal authorities said on Wednesday in announcing an investigation.