200 Arrested in Fake Medicine Ring
Police in China’s Zhejiang Province arrested more than 200 suspects on May 25, 2011, for allegedly manufacturing and selling fake medicine and health care products.
Over 1,000 police officers from the Jinhua Public Security Department raided 41 locations and arrested in total 263 people, mostly originally from Loudi, in Hunan Province, reported the China Business News.
Police seized fake drugs, as well as vehicles, computers and tools used for production valued at $3 million reported police.
The raid is part of a counterfeit medicine crackdown occurring through the provinces of Guangdong, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi and Hubei.