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Federal agents raided the Gibson Guitar Corp. in Nashville, Tenn., on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to a report by Nashville's ABC News 2.
Authorities have not yet released details on why the facility was raided, though the report says the raid is believed to be related to a raid at the same facility in 2009 due to a violation of the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act is a federal environmental law that was amended in 2009 to prohibit importing endangered wood products.
Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service remained at the Nashville facility throughout the afternoon on Aug. 24. The Gibson Guitar facility in Memphis, Tenn., was also raided by federal authorities Wednesday morning.