Police across Southeast Asia have made a series of arrests and seized fake drugs worth millions of dollars in an operation supported by Interpol, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO).The seizures, operating under the moniker Operation Storm, targeted individuals and groups involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines which included anti-HIV medications.
“Counterfeit medicines pose a significant threat to the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable members of society, and it is clear that only through a multi-agency response can we significantly disrupt the trade in fake drugs.” said Interpol Secretary General, Ronald K. Noble.
The operation, which ran from April to September 2008, took place in nearly 200 raids across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
The results of the operation were announced Tuesday in Cambodia at the International Law Enforcement Traning Seminar on Combating Counterfeit Drugs .Information provided by Interpol
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