Swat teams were sent to Gibson Guitar's factories to confiscate wood and Gibson cannot now ship guitars. The US government insists that Madagascar law requires that the work be completed on fingerboards in Madagascar. Also there were charges that wood was being imported illegally but Gibson's CEO says that India has to ok shipments of wood leaving India. Gibson is the last major manufacturer of guitars in the US. It has added over 500 new US jobs in the last few years and exports much of it's product. The CEO told everyone to get back to work and has written the justice department that he will take all responsibility for his action.
YouTube
Gibson Guitar Corp. Responds to Federal Raid The first five minutes sets this up.
Gibson Guitars raid "madness" 24th August 2011 Has footage from inside a Gibson factory.
Bookmarks