Customs officials seize more than 100,000 fake face masks bound for El Paso CBP Customers and Border Protection officers seize more than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks. EL PASO, Texas – More than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks that were slated to be used by hospital workers were seized by Customs and Border Protection officers and investigators with Homeland Security this week. A shipment of 100,080 surgical masks were initially intercepted at the Ysleta Cargo Facility. The masks had a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $600,480. The masks were being transported to an El Paso warehouse and were destined for a hospital on the East Coast. Homeland Security investigators determined that the masks were counterfeit after working with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the 3M Company.