Illegal Generic Viagra Counterfeit Bust WARSAW, Poland Police Seized 100,000 Fake Viagra Pills
On Wednesday, Polish police ended up announcing that a factory raid ended up producing a bunch of counterfeit pills for steroids and erectile dysfunction. This raid was just one of the strikes they are taking to help put a stop to counterfeit drug trafficking. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy to prosecute or track these individuals down since they tend to do most of their work online.
The factory had a stockpile of 43,000 steroid vials and 100,000+ Viagra-like pills when the police burst in. The drugs confiscated were valued at more than $4M, which made it one of the largest seizures yet. All of the products used to manufacture the drugs were imported in from China, but they were shipped in from various countries, such as Greece, Romania and Great Britain. Sadly, this was the largest factory in the entire world creating these anti-impotence drugs based on information from representatives from the four main companies whose products ended up being counterfeited.
Counterfeit drug production is on the rise. The majority of drugs that are purchased online end up coming from illegal plants producing drugs ranging in quality. 77 percent of all online Viagra purchases made from 22 different websites weren’t the real thing. There is also a lot of fake Viagra offline as well. Many convenience stores and other entities are selling these products to unknowing consumers.
While they might not be any less effective than their legitimate counterparts, that doesn’t mean people should end up paying for one thing and getting another. This makes it hard for legitimate product companies to produce their products and get them into the hands of consumers worldwide. In fact, these counterfeit products could be made with dangerous and harmful chemicals. This puts the consumers at risk for illness and all sorts of harm.
In April, 19 people along the west coast ended up being poisoned by these painkillers that claimed to be the real thing when in fact they were not. Several people have been arrested, but that doesn’t stop the crime from happening.
