Police task force to crack down on counterfeit drugs [[Phnom Penh, Vietnam]]

A NEW Ministry of Health task force plans
to launch a crackdown next month on pharmacies selling counterfeit
over-the-counter drugs.

The task force, composed of police officers and called the Police of
Justice for the Ministry of Health, will operate in all of the
Kingdom's 24 provinces and municipalities, Chou Yinsim, a secretary of
state at the Ministry of Health, told the Post Monday.

By Sarah Whyte and Neth Pheaktra

10 February 2009