Archive for 2007
Liberia: Four Nigerians in Court for Counterfeits
Four Nigerians have been charged for allegedly committing forgery after they were arrested by state security with over US$ 5,000 counterfeit in Monrovia. The four Nigerians, Ikene Agu, Kingsley Obinnaya Ekweke, Uchechuwu Akwaja and. Agbazuluakwu were picked up on separate dates by state security after gathering information surrounding their activities. According to the court record,…
[...]Counterfeit Drugs found in markets
The Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs
Piracy and counterfeiting are well-known problems, but when the products are supposed to protect your health, the concern rises to a whole new level. Modern-day pirates are increasingly moving into an area that could threaten your health – counterfeit drugs. "I had a really bad headache. I came home from school and slept for 3…
[...]Combating counterfeit drugs an international problem
About a dozen years ago, a Nigerian member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) made an impassioned plea for the organization to take up the challenge of identifying and destroying the seamy world of counterfeit drugs. The call did not fall on deaf ears. Since that time activities have been carried out in many areas…
[...]Are Your Drugs Safe?
Just 10 of the 21 multivitamins tested met the quality claims on the label, ConsumerLab.com of White Plains, N.Y., reported in January. Several had significantly more or less of the active ingredients than promised; one was contaminated with lead. Last fall, more than 1 million counterfeit OneTouch diabetes test strips flooded the United States and…
[...]Trio jailed for multi-million-pound fake Viagra scam
Online fake drugs alarm
A sharp rise in the supply of counterfeit drugs, fuelled by the use of the internet, has been highlighted by a series of prosecutions by British regulators. In the most high-profile case, Ashish Halai was last month sentenced at Kingston Crown Court to four-and-a-half years in prison, following a five-year investigation dubbed Operation Stormgrand. Investigators…
[...]Akron man pleads guilty to selling fake Viagra
An Akron man has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and trafficking in counterfeit prescription drugs. Ryan Wheele, 31, of 13th Street, was trafficking in fake Viagra, Cialis and Levitra pills that were manufactured illegally and shipped to him from Pakistan, India and Great Britain between December 2005 and June 2006, authorities said. 27…
[...]Nigeria: Akunyili On Drug Counterfeiting
"The problem of counterfeit drugs and other regulated products is rapidly rearing its ugly head in developed countries and this is fueled by purchase of drugs via the internet. The negative impact of counterfeit drugs and other regulated products knows no boundaries. Resistant strains of micro-organisms do not need visa to travel from country to…
[...]NAFDAC seizes over N6m fake drugs in Onitsha
Three people engaged in illegal production of fake sterilised water for medical use in Onitsha, Anambra State have been arrested by regulatory officers of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Also, two other culprits connected with the production of packaging materials used for the fake water for injection drug have absconded…
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