ACF seizes counterfeit toners

The South Asia Anti-Counterfeit team in coordination with local law enforcement agencies in India and Pakistan executed 4 enforcement actions between September 28 and October 7, 2011 in Belapur, Kolkata, Chennai and Karachi respectively. The above 6 locations were involved in the assembly and manufacture of counterfeit products, which then catered to retail stores in the local IT markets in their ACF seizes counterfeit toners respective provinces. It was estimated that in Karachi an average of 90 to 100 toners per day were supplied to local IT markets. In Kolkata, the supplied volume is estimated at 60 toners per day. An entity in Belapur was supplying counterfeit inks to the local IT market in Navi Mumbai, while Chennai was a follow up action on an earlier case in Bengaluru. With the closure of all the mentioned locations, the team shut down an important supply chain of counterfeits in 4 markets. The authorities seized counterfeit products with a value of $395,521 and detained 8 subjects.