and buckner doesn't have to look far for a reminder of that. the port of los angeles is the largest in the country. a major entry point for illel goods. most of them from china. 14,000 containers come through here every day. that's a shipment every seven seconds. officials are trying to keep up and say illegal seizures increased 40% last year. >> with the volume of freight that we get here in los angeles, i believe that the smuggler is pretty sure that if they send 20 containers that a few of them are going to go through. >> reporter: but kris buckner is sure trying. last year alone, he took about a quarter of a billion dollars' worth of counterfeit goods off the street. >> the public just doesn't really understand the true effects of counterfeit goods. and until they stop buying, this problem's going to continue to get bigger and bigger. >> reporter: i'm ryan owens for "nightline" in orange county, california. >> counterfeit goods, one burgeoning business. thanks to ryan owens for that. >>> and next, behind the scenes of the latest "planet of