Rise in Fake IDs Seized at O'Hare

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 14, 2011 4:30PM

The Sun-Times reports today that nearly 1,700 high-quality fake IDs have been seized by Customs officials at O'Hare Airport. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the airport's International Mail Facility have confiscated the counterfeit state IDs, which are being ordered online mainly by college students from online companies in China. They are now investigating some of the intended recipients.

Officials are increasingly concerned with the quality of the fakes and the methods with which they're being concealed in order to reach their intended holders. Some are simply being sent in envelopes. Others are concealed in electronics, gifts and other packages to make detection harder.