I work at customs and recently arrived a container with apple products. And by chance, a small amount of iphone 11 and iphone 11 pro fell into my hands.
I see you are smart! Who said that they were confiscated, and not obtained in any other way? The MARKET price is really like that, they are all sealed, I can activate and show that it is normal and the world guarantee from apple
I do not know how any person working on customs can come into possession of a shipment that was sent to someone unless the same shipment is seized for some reason? If something fell into your hands, in a specific case I do not see that it could have happened in a legal way.