German authorities bust int'l trading network for illegal pharmaceuticals


  • World
  • Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020

BERLIN, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- After two years of international investigations, German authorities busted a worldwide network of dealers of illegal and unauthorized pharmaceuticals, the central office cybercrime Bavaria (ZCB) and the customs investigation office Munich announced on Monday.

Two Germans aged 35 and 38 years were suspected of illegal procurement of unauthorized or prescription pharmaceuticals in Asia, shipping the drugs via a "hub" in Singapore to customers worldwide, German authorities said in a statement.

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