Europol: 544 arrests and seizures of counterfeit medicines € 63 million

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Police in European countries have made 544 arrests and seized a number of illegal anabolic steroids and placebo, including alleged pills to treat Covid-19, Europol said today.

The operation, carried out across the European continent from April to October, led to the seizure of counterfeit drugs and anabolics worth a total of 63m euros.

The target was 33 “criminal groups” trafficking anabolic steroids, hormones, metabolic drugs and other drugs, according to the European office based in The Hague.

The perpetrators mainly trafficked anti-cancer drugs, analgesics, anxiolytics and drugs to treat erectile dysfunction.

From the beginning of the pandemic they also made great efforts to prepare drugs that are in great demand. “In order to increase their profits, criminal networks have focused on distributing fake coronavirus treatments and disinfectants, which were then sold online,” Europol explained.

Among other things, 3 million alleged drugs for Covid-19, protective masks and disinfectants were confiscated and the authorities closed five illegal laboratories.

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