Press Release: Global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies

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Series Details 5.10.12
Publication Date 05/10/2012
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The European Police Office (Europol), from 25 September 2012 to October 2012, took part in a successful global operation to crack down on the illegal sale of medicines online. Operation Pangea V, coordinated by Interpol, was a global operation spanning 100 countries, aimed at disrupting the organised crime networks behind this illicit market.

Among the counterfeit and illicit medicines were anti-cancer medication, antibiotics and erectile dysfunction pills, as well as slimming and food supplements.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/page/strategic-analysis-1789
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Interpol: Press Release, 4.10.12: Global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies http://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-media/News/2012/PR077

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