The following is excerpted from a September 29, 2011 press release from the World Customs Organization.
In the largest operation of its kind, 81 countries take part in an international week of action targeting the sale on the internet of counterfeit and illegal medicines, resulting in dozens of arrests and the seizure of 2.4 million potentially harmful medicines worldwide.
Operation Pangea IV from 20 to 27 September was undertaken in support of the International medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) and involved Customs, police and national regulatory agencies with support from Internet Service Providers (ISPs), payment systems providers and delivery services.
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