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Online Prescription Pill Sellers Raided in Nine Countries

by Dan Reilly on November 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM


We have sad news to report for those of you getting your Levitra from shady Internet pharmacies -- your source might be out of business. Authorities in the U.S., England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and, of course, Canada raided the illegal online sellers of prescription meds.

Directed by Interpol under the codename Pangea, the crackdown comes as criminals are peddling more and more counterfeit and potentially dangerous drugs to unsuspecting buyers. In England, the raid hit twelve residences and businesses, seizing computers, documents, and "drugs claiming to treat conditions such as diabetes, impotency, obesity, hair loss and male breast growth as a side effect from bodybuilding steroid abuse."

As we've said before, there are legitimate online pharmacies that offer great deals, and you can visit the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Web site for a list of reputable sellers. Avoid the sites they don't recommend, and hopefully someday we can all stop getting emails hawking V1@gra, X@NAX, Valiu/m/. [Source: Reuters]

Tags: crackdown, crime, drugs, prescription drugs, PrescriptionDrugs, sting, web

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