HP today announced that its Anti-counterfeit Program
in EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Africa) has supported law enforcement officials
in the United Arab Emirates in the largest single seizure of counterfeit HP
products to date. The raids on counterfeiters followed an investigation by HP,
leading to the confiscation of more than one million fake printer cartridges
and components.
During simultaneous raids on five premises across Ajman and
Dubai in April 2013, officials confiscated around 150,000 laser print
cartridges, 100,000 fake cartridge boxes, nearly 50,000 security labels and
over 750,000 empty print cartridges.
“HP welcomes this momentous
seizure, which strikes a significant blow against the production and distribution
of illicit printing supplies by criminal organisations in the Middle East,” said David
Cooper, Director HP Global Anti-counterfeiting Program. “It is encouraging to see
that our support led directly to the largest seizure of fake items since we
began the Anti-counterfeiting Program in 2006.”
Rami Kamel, representative for the
Ajman Police Unit said: “This seizure
demonstrates our determination to protect consumers from illegal products which
trick them out of money. If they work at all, counterfeit cartridges provide
poor results and may damage your printer, leading to costly repairs or
replacement. We appreciate HP’s assistance and applaud their continued
investigation of counterfeiting activity which helps us to find and prosecute
criminals.”
Such actions help to prevent the spread of illegal fakes
throughout the Middle East and beyond. During the raids, officials gained valuable
insight into counterfeiting networks which will be used for further
investigations to protect honest traders and their customers.
Original HP supplies distinguish themselves by their superior quality and
reliability at competitive prices. Authentic HP LaserJet and HP inkjet print
cartridges, unlike counterfeits, benefit from a history of investment and
testing to provide superior performance and consistent results.
Across EMEA, over the last four years, HP
has conducted nearly 1,000 investigations, resulting in over 800 enforcement
actions (raids and seizures by authorities) and nearly nine million units of
counterfeit products and components seized, thus preventing them from being
sold in the EMEA marketplace and beyond.
Through its Anti-counterfeiting Program, HP
actively educates its customers and partners to be vigilant against fake
printing supplies. It also cooperates closely with local and global law
enforcement authorities to detect and dismantle illegal operations that produce
counterfeit HP printing components.
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