[Livingsteel]

International Operation Combats Online Supply of Counterfeit and Illegal Medicines

LYON, France, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II, involving 24 countries, was coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Health Organization's International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) to highlight the dangers of buying medicines online.

The week long global initiative resulted in a series of arrests and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products.

"Our primary goal in Operation Pangea II is to protect the public by removing counterfeit and illicit medicines from the market, by shutting down illegal sales on the web, and by prosecuting those potentially putting lives of innocent consumers at risk," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.

Medicine regulators, police and customs officials around the world worked closely together during the crackdown from 16-20 November, focusing on the three principal components used by illegal websites to conduct trade - the Internet Service Provider (ISP), payment systems and the delivery services.

During the operation, Internet monitoring revealed 751 websites engaged in illegal activity, including offering controlled or prescription only drugs, 72 of which have now been taken down. In addition, more than 16,000 packages were inspected by regulators and customs, 995 packages were seized and nearly 167,000 illicit and counterfeit pills - including antibiotics, steroids and slimming pills, confiscated.

Twenty-two individuals are currently under investigation for a range of crimes including illegally selling and supplying unlicensed or prescription-only medicines.

"As the very positive results of this global effort are made public, INTERPOL and its member countries will prove again that the Internet is not an anonymous safe haven for those who use it for criminal purposes. We hope that by raising public awareness about the dangers of illegal internet pharmacies, consumers will exercise greater care when purchasing medicines on the Internet," added Secretary General Noble.

"Our thanks go to the police, customs and regulatory officials in the 24 participating countries as well as to our partner international organizations such as the World Health Organization's IMPACT, the World Customs Organization and Universal Postal Union whose tireless efforts and dedication have made Operation Pangea II such a success," Noble concluded.

The operation received significant support from the Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime (PFIPC) the World Customs Organization, the UK's Medicines and Health Care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Health Canada.

Countries involved in Operation Pangea II were - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and the USA.

Secretariat general -- 200, quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 LYON, France -- INTERPOL

[juiceman2027]

Originally Posted by Livingsteel

International Operation Combats Online Supply of Counterfeit and Illegal Medicines

LYON, France, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II, involving 24 countries, was coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Health Organization's International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) to highlight the dangers of buying medicines online.

well they never have siezed my shit so I DONT GIVE A FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
The week long global initiative resulted in a series of arrests and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products.

"Our primary goal in Operation Pangea II is to protect the public by removing counterfeit and illicit medicines from the market, by shutting down illegal sales on the web, and by prosecuting those potentially putting lives of innocent consumers at risk," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.

Medicine regulators, police and customs officials around the world worked closely together during the crackdown from 16-20 November, focusing on the three principal components used by illegal websites to conduct trade - the Internet Service Provider (ISP), payment systems and the delivery services.

During the operation, Internet monitoring revealed 751 websites engaged in illegal activity, including offering controlled or prescription only drugs, 72 of which have now been taken down. In addition, more than 16,000 packages were inspected by regulators and customs, 995 packages were seized and nearly 167,000 illicit and counterfeit pills - including antibiotics, steroids and slimming pills, confiscated.

Twenty-two individuals are currently under investigation for a range of crimes including illegally selling and supplying unlicensed or prescription-only medicines.

"As the very positive results of this global effort are made public, INTERPOL and its member countries will prove again that the Internet is not an anonymous safe haven for those who use it for criminal purposes. We hope that by raising public awareness about the dangers of illegal internet pharmacies, consumers will exercise greater care when purchasing medicines on the Internet," added Secretary General Noble.

"Our thanks go to the police, customs and regulatory officials in the 24 participating countries as well as to our partner international organizations such as the World Health Organization's IMPACT, the World Customs Organization and Universal Postal Union whose tireless efforts and dedication have made Operation Pangea II such a success," Noble concluded.

The operation received significant support from the Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime (PFIPC) the World Customs Organization, the UK's Medicines and Health Care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Health Canada.

Countries involved in Operation Pangea II were - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and the USA.

Secretariat general -- 200, quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 LYON, France -- INTERPOL

WELL THEY NEVER GOT MY SHIT SO I REALLY DONT GIVE A FUCKKK!!

[Biggin]

I don't think Interpol gives a fuck about that chump weight U holdin!!!

[Rougen123]

Shit like this makes me angry as I'm sure it does to other memebers. Millions of better things they could be doing with this time/reasources. Fuck em'

[Kane_Red_Machine]

yes...
-" scuse me sir, have a prescription for these compounds?
- no comprendo"

ther's not possible to affiliate kind of politcs between the all countrys concerned.

Thailand, mexicans, etc... don't give a f*ck to what the rest of the world is thinking.

[Livingsteel]

This is a scare tactic the government are using - act this big news! What do think the government was doing all long... LOL Would you think they make it public if they actually had a big Op...

[juced_porkchop]

F em

[1badmofo]

Fuck the French, the EU, the WHO, United Nations, Nato, INTERPOL, and all of these "one world government" commie bastards! Good luck with that you muthafuckers. Why don't you use your greatness to solve world hunger, child sex slavery, genocide, or help the millions people who die from AIDS or preventable malaria in Africa each year. Like Kane said no comprendo, lol we'll always have greedy bastards in 3rd world countries to sell us our shit. If they are so worried about these "illegal operations" we could solve a lot of this by making it legal or decriminalizing, it all goes back to LivingSteel's contest about that issue.

[1badmofo]

Also, it was a whopping 5 day crackdown that netted 22 individuals. Wow, what an impact! Also, I don't see China on the list of participating countries. A lot of shit coming out of that communist mecca, but nobody tells them what to do because the will run tanks over your ass.

[Biggin]

True Dat on China running Ur ass over with Tanks!! Those apostrophe eye mutha-fuckers don't give a shit!!

[1badmofo]

Originally Posted by Biggin

Those apostrophe eye mutha-fuckers don't give a shit!!

lol, I got nothing but love for the Asians, it's the commies that bother me

[swizzoled]

Originally Posted by 1badmofo

Also, it was a whopping 5 day crackdown that netted 22 individuals. Wow, what an impact! Also, I don't see China on the list of participating countries. A lot of shit coming out of that communist mecca, but nobody tells them what to do because the will run tanks over your ass.

I wonder how many millions of dollars they wasted to get 22 people..