A local man pleaded guilty this week to importing thousands of counterfeit car airbags into Raleigh over the course of two years.
The counterfeit airbags were sold locally and online through Facebook Marketplace.
According to court documents, Mateen Mohammad Alinaghian – an engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation – imported around 2,500 counterfeit air bags into Raleigh between May 2022 and April 2024…