U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized 177 counterfeit team rings in a March shipment from China to the United States, according to TMZ Sports.
The rings replicated the championship prizes for recent Super Bowl winners like the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles as well as World Series rings from the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees:
TMZ Sports$12 MILLION In Bogus Super Bowl, World Series Rings Seized In Customs Bust https://t.co/e0iQMbtoSt
Officials believe the jewelry would have been sold for about $11.7 million if it wasn't taken off the market.