U.S. border officers in Chicago seized “very realistic” fake law enforcement badges arriving from China in the past week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in an Aug. 17 press release. The federal agency seized a total of nine counterfeit badges on Aug. 13 and 15, including one Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) badge and eight Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) badges. The packages intercepted at the Chicago International Mail Branch were to be distributed across the country. “These counterfeit badges could have led to disastrous consequences. … Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop them from reaching their destinations,” said LaFonda Sutton-Burke, director of Chicago field operations. She said the fake badges could be used for “illicit activity under the guise of federal agents.” Port director for the Chicago area Shane Campbell expressed concern that such acts could undermine the public’s faith in law …