Bangkok police bust criminal ring operating fake pharmacies distributing counterfeit medicine

Bangkok police searched four drug stockrooms, two of which were operating as pharmacies, and discovered more than 200 varieties of fake medicines.

Bangkok police searched four drug stockrooms, two of which were operating as pharmacies, and discovered more than 200 varieties of fake medicines. They seized counterfeits including treatment for HIV/Aids, cancer, depression, high blood pressure, as well as antibiotics and cough medicines.

Today, the threat of counterfeit medicines exists primarily outside our borders.  But legislation allowing drug importation could unintentionally increase the risk of dangerous fakes like those found in Bangkok of making their way into our medicine supply chain.