Archive for 2011
Philadelphia Woman Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Pills
A Philadelphia resident pleaded guilty to an 18 count indictment for the illegal importation and distribution of four million fake diet pills that contained unapproved drugs and carcinogens.
[...]Fake Drugs Closing Medical Clinics in Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Ministry of Health announced that they will ban medical clinics that sell “cheap and unregistered medicines,” reported Dr. Khalis Qadir Ahma, spokesman for the Ministry. In December 2010, the government confiscated counterfeit 20 products from several Kurdish companies based upon quality control testing. “We do not know where those counterfeits are coming from,…
[...]Technology, Surveillance, and Cooperation Make Nigeria’s Fake Drug Busts Successful
Nigeria has reported a drop in counterfeit medicines from 40% to 5% as a result of a combined effort between local and international law enforcement, as well as increased surveillance and the use of new anti-counterfeiting technology.
[...]New Zealand Resident Arrested In International Counterfeit Drug Ring
View larger image A Chinese man living in New Zealand has been arrested following a three-year long police inquiry into the international distribution of counterfeit drugs. Who: Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support (AMCOS) and various United States agencies, including the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Homeland Security Investigations and the Food and Drug Administration’s…
[...]Pharmacy Owners Charged with Fake Drug Distribution
The Indian Criminal Investigation Department has arrested owners of five pharmacies charged with commerce in spurious pain relievers
[...]Watson R. European Union prepares to tackle counterfeit drugs. BMJ. 2010;340:c2425.
European legislators are preparing new measures to clamp down on the sale of counterfeit drugs and to warn the public of the dangers of buying unauthorised drugs on the internet. The European parliament’s environment and public health committee has given overwhelming backing (51 members for, none against, and three abstentions) to moves to tackle the…
[...]Internet Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Drugs in US Court
A Belgian citizen, Manuel Calvelo, has pleaded guilty to operating an internet pharmacy that sold $1.4 million worth of misbranded and counterfeit drugs as well as controlled substances in U.S. District Court in Kansas on January 21st, 2011, while a co-conspirator, Jeffrey Westmoreland of Canada, is fugitive. After extradition from Costa Rica, Calvelo was charged…
[...]Pakistani Pharmacy Allegedly Selling Fake Drugs
Bahawalpur police and health officials are investigating a local pharmacy that has been allegedly selling fake injections and fake antibiotics.
[...]Belgian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Drugs in US via Online Pharmacy
View larger map Belgian citizen Manuel Calvelo pleaded guilty to charges he operated an Internet pharmacy that sold $1.4 million worth of misbranded and counterfeit drugs as well as controlled substances. Who: Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation, Justice Department’s Office of Consumer Litigation, U.S. District Attorney’s Office. When: Convicted January 21,…
[...]Indian Women Looking at Medicine by USAID
Indian women looking at medicineby USAID via Flickr.
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