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An American and Eleven Chinese Citizens Arrested in International Drug Scheme
September 14, 2005
Eleven Chinese citizens and an American man have been arrested in a counterfeit medicine scheme that spanned across 11 countries and involved millions of dollars worth of fake drugs.
Chinese police seized 440,000 bogus pills in the eastern port city of Tianjin and two cities in central Henan province and arrested 11 men between Aug.1 and Sept. 2, 2005.
The American, Richard Cowley, was arrested in Washington State
and has been charged with importing and distributing counterfeit
goods. The seized drugs, worth $4.3 million, included the male
sexual dysfunction drugs Viagra,
Cialis and Levitra,
as well as the cholesterol drug Lipitor.
In terms of the amount of arrests and seizures, this is probably one of the most significant investigations involving counterfeit pharmaceuticals. The scheme was run mainly by Cowley and Li Wenhui, who was arrested in Tianjin.
Using the false name Wang Daijun, Li was Cowley's main supplier, mailing him the drugs and helping him sell them on the internet to buyers in countries such as Israel, Britain, Switzerland and the United States.
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