Illegal Ink

We all know that printer cartridges are expensive, but did you know that they are getting so valuable that people are smuggling them into the U.S.? The New York Times reported Tuesday, March 29th, that a sting operation run by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor netted $500,000 in bogus cartridges and other boxed office supplies. The arrest was the result of a tip from Canon, which had information that there were fake copies of their cartridges floating around.... The full article is here (you need to be registered at the NY Times site).