The MHRA, in collaboration with the UK Border Agency, seized more than one million doses of illegal medicine worth approximately ?2 million, including 52,000 doses of counterfeit pills.
"This action is being taken as part of our continuing efforts to reduce the harm caused to the UK economy and to UK citizens by those making use of the Internet to commit crime. We support the MHRA's International Internet Week of Action and appreciate the steps taken by others to support our efforts," Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, was quoted as saying in a release by the MHRA.
"The massive haul detected by our officers during this week of action makes it clear just how seriously we take the smuggling of fake and unlicensed medicines," the UK Border Agency's Operations Manager (Coventry International Hub), Chris Bagley said.
A week-long international crackdown, called Operation Pangea IV, which ran between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 resulted in 55 people being arrested or placed under investigation, worldwide. It saw an estimated 13,500 illegal online pharmacy websites being shut down. Furthermore, over ?5 million worth of counterfeit and illegal medicines have been seized across the globe.
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