Authorities announce bust of fake Tamiflu network


SHANGHAI: Police in the city have uncovered more than 400 kilograms of fake Tamiflu pills, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau announced yesterday. Thirteen people have been arrested.

The investigation showed that the gang made more than 1.6 million yuan (US$200,000) by selling the drugs on the Internet and through other channels to Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Guangdong provinces and countries in Southeast Asia. Relevant departments are still trying to retrieve the fake pills.

30 August 2006

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