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Several news organizations are reporting that Gibson Guitar in Nashville, Tenn., was served a search warrant Tuesday by agents of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

The agents served the warrant at the manufacturing facilities of Gibson Guitar in Nashville according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville. Apparently, the federal agents were looking for exotic woods that cannot be legally imported.

In a statement, Gibson Guitar said it is “fully cooperating with agents of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service as it pertains to an issue with harvested wood.”

No arrests were made, said John Webb of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville. He would not say whether anything was confiscated from the company during the search of its premises, or what specifically the agents were looking for.

He said a sealed affidavit associated with the search warrant would be made public later.

The Fish & Wildlife Service enforces the Lacey Act, which makes illegal the importation of some of the woods used by guitar makers, such as Brazilian and Madagascar rosewood, both of which are protected as endangered species.

In its statement, Gibson said it is “a chain of custody certified buyer who purchases wood from legal suppliers who are to follow all standards.”

“(The) Gibson Guitar chairman and CEO sits on the board of the Rainforest Alliance and takes the issue of certification very seriously,” the company said. “The company will continue to cooperate fully and assist our federal government with all inquiries and information.”