medicines - News - FoodAuthenticity2024-03-29T14:38:14Zhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/feed/tag/medicinesKeeping sport safe and fair: 3.8 million doping substances, dietary supplements and fake medicines seized worldwidehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/keeping-sport-safe-and-fair-3-8-million-doping-substances-dietary2019-07-08T16:42:45.000Z2019-07-08T16:42:45.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3211761143,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3211761143,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="3211761143?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>Thirty-three countries*, <a href="https://www.interpol.int/en">INTERPOL</a>, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Anti-Fraud Office (<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/european-anti-fraud-office_en">OLAF</a>), the World Anti-Doping Agency (<a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/">WADA</a>) joined forces in the Europol-coordinated operation Viribus for a massive crackdown on the trafficking of doping materials and counterfeit medicines. The operation, led by the <a href="http://www.carabinieri.it/">Italian NAS Carabinieri</a> and co-led by the Financial Unit of the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία), is the largest action of this kind ever.</p>
<h3>Overall results during the entire operation:</h3>
<ul><li>3.8 million illicit doping substances and counterfeit medicines seized (seizures included doping substances, dietary supplements, medicines and sport and food supplements);</li>
<li>17 organised groups dismantled;</li>
<li>9 underground labs disrupted;</li>
<li>234 suspects arrested;</li>
<li>839 judicial cases opened;</li>
<li>Almost 1 000 individuals reported for the production, commerce or use of doping substances. </li>
</ul><p>Read full article <a href="https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/keeping-sport-safe-and-fair-38-million-doping-substances-and-fake-medicines-seized-worldwide" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div>