And the prevalence of counterfeit goods — three products bought in illicit shops carried the names of legal brands but were probably fakes — compounds the risk to consumers willing to gamble on what they get.

They counterfeit money, rob banks and armored cars, assassinate prominent Black and Jewish Americans, and incite an armed revolution that goes all the way to the Capitol.

What happens when people discover they were made to revere counterfeits?

The convicted heroin smuggler made his fortune through drugs and, latterly, counterfeit cigarettes.

The packages held unserialized counterfeit parts used in certain pistols and parts that can convert semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns, according to the sheriff’s office.