08-03-2022, 12:31 PM
Recently came across a very interesting article on one of the ABCs websites. Operation Pangea was recently conducted over the months of JUNE/JULY. I heard people were experiencing seizures and or long mail times. It appears to have halted on July 11th. At least thats when their article was posted. I took the liberty of copying some of the article for some edification
LYON, FRANCE: Every day, advertisements for medicines invade the Internet, posted on social media networks or other websites. However, behind this slick marketing often lies fraudulent products that threaten consumers’ health instead of healing them. The global trade in illicit pharmaceuticals is a vast and lucrative crime area – valued at USD 4.4 billion – which attracts the involvement of organized crime groups around the world.
Over just one week (23-30 June), 94 INTERPOL member countries representing every continent launched a coordinated crackdown on illicit online pharmacies in Operation Pangea XV. Globally, law enforcement made more than 7,800 seizures of illicit and misbranded medicines and healthcare products, totaling more than 3 million individual units.
During the week, law enforcement:
Investigated more than 4,000 web links, mainly from social media platforms and messaging apps
Shut down or removed more than 4,000 web links containing adverts for illicit products
Inspected nearly 3,000 packages and 280 postal hubs at airports, borders and mail distribution or cargo mail centres
Opened more than 600 new investigations and issued more than 200 search warrants
While results are still coming in from countries, enforcement actions have already disrupted the activities of at least 36 organized crime groups.
“Selling counterfeit or illicit medicines online may seem like a low-level offence, but the consequences for victims are potentially life-threatening,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock.
“The illicit supply chains and business models behind the counterfeit medicine trade are inherently international, meaning that law enforcement has to work together across borders in order to effectively protect consumers.”
Thought some might find it interesting
LYON, FRANCE: Every day, advertisements for medicines invade the Internet, posted on social media networks or other websites. However, behind this slick marketing often lies fraudulent products that threaten consumers’ health instead of healing them. The global trade in illicit pharmaceuticals is a vast and lucrative crime area – valued at USD 4.4 billion – which attracts the involvement of organized crime groups around the world.
Over just one week (23-30 June), 94 INTERPOL member countries representing every continent launched a coordinated crackdown on illicit online pharmacies in Operation Pangea XV. Globally, law enforcement made more than 7,800 seizures of illicit and misbranded medicines and healthcare products, totaling more than 3 million individual units.
During the week, law enforcement:
Investigated more than 4,000 web links, mainly from social media platforms and messaging apps
Shut down or removed more than 4,000 web links containing adverts for illicit products
Inspected nearly 3,000 packages and 280 postal hubs at airports, borders and mail distribution or cargo mail centres
Opened more than 600 new investigations and issued more than 200 search warrants
While results are still coming in from countries, enforcement actions have already disrupted the activities of at least 36 organized crime groups.
“Selling counterfeit or illicit medicines online may seem like a low-level offence, but the consequences for victims are potentially life-threatening,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock.
“The illicit supply chains and business models behind the counterfeit medicine trade are inherently international, meaning that law enforcement has to work together across borders in order to effectively protect consumers.”
Thought some might find it interesting