The U.S. Department of Justice seized $12 million worth of counterfeit drugs and pointed the finger at China!

According to foreign media reports, the US Department of Justice recently cracked down on a drug smuggling scheme worth $12 million, involving prescription drugs and steroids sold on the Internet. In addition, the US Department of Justice pointed the finger at China.

According to a survey by the American Safe Online Pharmacy Association, only 5% of the 35,000 online pharmacies are legal operations. When searching for Percocet or Xanax pharmacies through Google Chrome, almost half of the search results on the first page are illegal pharmacies.

According to research by consulting firm Hertig, in 2017, 42% of American consumers looked for prescription drugs online, and in 2021, affected by the epidemic, this proportion reached 78%. Rising consumer demand has driven the proliferation of counterfeit drugs. And with the rise of e-commerce, healthcare professionals also have a strong demand for online shopping.

Kari Kammel of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Center at Michigan State University said that many counterfeit drugs sold to the United States come from China. For example, Chinese companies will mix counterfeit drugs with real ones, and some counterfeit drugs even contain fentanyl, and then export them directly to the United States in small packages.

Matt Albence, spokesman for the United to Protect America from Illegal Trade (USA-IT), said that counterfeit drugs pose a huge threat to the physical and mental health of American consumers because they are not subject to any regulations or laws, do not care about product safety, and only pursue profits.

It is reported that Tim Mackey, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, founded S-3 Research to mark online stores and accounts that sell counterfeit drugs on social media platforms and other websites to strengthen the supervision of online drugs.

Tim Mackey pointed out that criminals do not just sell counterfeit drugs on one platform, but on multiple platforms, so their ability to reach consumer groups is enormous. S-3 will work with law enforcement agencies to protect consumer safety and safeguard the U.S. economy.

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