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July 2007
Fake medicines being sold in Indonesia
Police in central Jakarta, Indonesia conducted surveillance and a test purchase of prescription and non-prescription medicines being sold over the counter in a small drug store. The authenticity of the medicines was verified with Badan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), the Indonesian Government’s food and drug supervisory agency and the medicines were declared to be counterfeit. The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the United States Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program. (20 July 2007, United States Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, American Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Fake Plavix® filled with cement powder seized in Dubai
Customs authorities in Dubai have foiled a plot to flood the market with over half a million counterfeit pills ofthe blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix® (clopidogrel), made by sanofi-aventis. Around 20,000 boxes containing 556,000 fake versions of Plavix® were seized, with an estimated value of around 5 million dirhams (around 1 million Euros), at the city's Cargo Village. (5 July 2007, www.pharmatimes.com)
World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya recently signed a declaration vowing for the 176 Member Customs administrations to combat the counterfeit pharmaceutical industry.
MHRA investigation leads to 6 month prison sentence for sale and supply of fake slimming pills
MEPs have overwhelmingly approved plans for strengthening draft EU legislation aimed at preventing counterfeit medicines from entering the supply chain, with the inclusion of internet drug sales. 
