European Businessman Testifies in London’s Fake Cancer Drug Case

Testifying before the Croydon Crown Court in south London, Peter Gillespie, 64, admitted to aiding in the defrauding of pharmaceutical wholesalers, pharmacists and patients by selling counterfeit cancer drugs, heart disease medication and schizophrenia medication. However, Gillespie denies knowing the false origin of the medication supplied by a business associate he had known for 15 years.

Accused of taking part in the fake medicine scam, Gillespie, a Wiltshire resident, said he “trusted totally” Bernaud Bellavoine because they had been business associates for 15 years. He agreed to help his son, Arnaud Bellavoine, make wholesale contacts for the life saving counterfeit medications that had been imported from China, reports the Donside Piper.

Four other defendants are accused of conspiracy to defraud as well, including Peter Gillespie’s brother, Ian Gillespie. The medications in question were provided to pharmacists between January 1 2006 and June 30 2007.