They did two years ago. but some experts say it really isn't putting a dent in the problem, in part because of the economy. say they pinched consumers are looking even harder for a way to stretch a dollar. drew, back to you. >> how did the feds find out about this? how did they know it was going on? >> reporter: it started back in 2007. a shipping container came into the port of oakland from china. according to the federal government, it contained more than 50,000 counterfeit items. it had fraudulent documents. they traced that to two of the people who were arrested yesterday. they kept pullin...