Customs seizes HK$ 19 million in fake drugs being sold on the Internet
The SecureMARC team, Custom officers broke up a multi-million dollar counterfeit pharmaceutical ring selling fake drugs through the Internet. Drugs seized during the raid across the city included anti-impotence pharmaceuticals such as Viagra, Anti-viral medications used to prevent bird flu, slimming and heart disease drugs
Head of Customs said of this, “the syndicate had solicited for buyers using spam emails offering the drugs at low prices. When potential buyers responded to the emails, the syndicate would offer the drugs at close to retail to convince them they were genuine.
Conclusion:
The custom department have been cooperating with the pharmaceutical industry during the investigation and this is a big breakthrough