By CNET Networks, 15 August 2002 14:31
NEWS By Irene Tham Authorities in China have arrested the suspected leader of a counterfeit group for allegedly producing and selling fake Hewlett Packard goods. Although the individual's identity has been withheld by Chinese officials and HP, the arrest was a result of raids conducted in Southern China in April. On 19 April, China's Public Security Bureau raided several factories in the area and confiscated more than 308,000 illegal printer cartridges and accessories. In June, more than 107,000 bogus ink cartridges and accessories, including four production lines, were seized, HP said in a statement. "The raids were the result of several months of investigation and surveillance following tip-offs," an HP spokesperson said. "Our co-operation with the Chinese law enforcement officials to stamp out the production and distribution of fake HP products is paying off." Last year, similar raids in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen turned up over 87,000 forged HP printer cartridges and accessories. Early this year, nine shops in Mumbai and Chennai, India were found guilty of hawking false HP products. To combat counterfeiting, HP introduced new inkjet cartridge packaging that incorporates a "colour shifting" security label, which toggles from colour to black when viewed at different angles. Irene Tham writes for CNET Asia
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