Sunday, August 5, 2012

China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep


BEIJING | Sun Aug 5, 2012 9:02am IST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 production facilities, the public security ministry said on Sunday. The operation, involving around 18,000 police officers, discovered fake or adulterated drugs purporting to deal with illnesses ranging from diabetes to high blood pressure and rabies, the ministry said in a statement on its website (www.mps.gov.cn).

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