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Counterfeit 1936 Stanley Cup Championship rings seized by border agents

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Counterfeit Stanley Cup Championship rings seized in New York. (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)Border agents in New York made a slightly more unusual bust than what they are probably accustomed to seeing – 10 counterfeit National Hockey League (NHL) 1936 Stanley Cup Championship rings.

The rings were seized at the Champlain Port of Entry cargo facility in very northern New York earlier this month, according to a news release from the U.S.

Customs and Border Patrol (CPB).Upon examination, agents determined that the gold rings embellished with the Detroit Red Wings logo were fake and had a total value of $15,000.

Ten counterfeit 1936 Stanley Cup Championship rings seized in New York. (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol)"In order to receive a Stanley Cup ring…you need to win the cup as a member of the NHL," CBP tweeted on Tuesday. "Apart from it not being 1936, we have import specialists on the trade side that saw the imperfections and were able to determine that the rings were fake," a border agent spokesperson told FOX TV Stations.

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