Medical Specialists® Pharmacy cannot stress this enough; crime does not pay.
Maybe it will pay initially, in the form of illegal gains made from
unsuspecting customers, but criminals will inevitably always get caught
and stopped dead in their tracks.
This has been proved truer than ever this week with reports that a
man from Tooting has been heavily sentenced after being found guilty of
importing and selling unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines, hair
loss medicines, and money laundering.
The 47-year-old man was handed a sentence of 3 years in prison for
money laundering offences, in addition to 12 months for selling
unlicensed medicines, with the 2 sentences to be served concurrently.
The man had previously admitted his guilt relating to offences under
medicines, trade mark and money laundering legislation at Southwark
Crown Court on 13th May.
After Investigators from the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency (MHRA) conducted an investigation into the man –
known as ‘Paul K’ – they found clear evidence that ‘K’ had laundered
more than £114,000.
‘K’ was found to be the main culprit in a massive conspiracy to
receive and supply unlicensed medicines and spread the illegal funds
from this endeavour around the UK.
MHRA officials had successfully seized dangerous unlicensed and
counterfeit drugs in 2011 and 2012, which resulted in a painstaking
operation to trace ‘K’ and the group he was leading.
MHRA’s Head of Enforcement, Alastair Jeffery said:
“This case shows how organised criminal networks use sophisticated
methods to import and supply counterfeit medicines from overseas.
The group conducted an international operation to make money from
unregulated products, and laundered over a hundred thousand pounds in
the process.
We have tirelessly tracked and monitored the group, demonstrating our
determination to prevent them from recklessly endangering the safety of
others.
Unlicensed products are a serious safety risk to the public, and you
should not let criminal enterprises play the lottery with your health.
Visit your GP if you need treatment, and obtain prescription and
pharmacy medicines from a legitimate high street store or online pharmacy.”
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