Customs officials seize astounding quantities of counterfeit Viagra every year.<\/p>\n
Did you know the ED drug, Viagra, makes the list of one of the top counterfeit products seized by customs officials every year?<\/p>\n
Although Viagra and its generic counterparts are more readily available than ever, fake pills continue to pour across borders all over the world. Let\u2019s look at some of the places where fake Viagra is being distributed.<\/p>\n
The Telegraph<\/em><\/a> reported in May that $17 million bogus ED pills were seized in 2017 as \u201corganized gangs try to flood Britain with \u2018fake meds.\u2019\u201d The illegal influx of these deadly counterfeits has reached epic proportions; the country reportedly destroyed more than $55 million of these seized pills. <\/p>\n This is despite a new version of Viagra being available over-the-counter. British customs officials say there has been a 980% increase in circulation of fake Viagra from just five years ago.<\/p>\n Newsweek<\/em><\/a> reported on the 2016 bust of the biggest laboratory to date that was manufacturing and distributing fake Viagra all over the world. Police seized 100,000 fake ED pills and another 430,000 counterfeit steroid vials in the raid.<\/p>\n The Times Live<\/em><\/a> reports that most customs seizures in that country are of illegal counterfeit goods. In fact, 82% of all the illegal items seized are goods, including shoes, clothes, and pills marketed for ED. In the first five months of 2018, there were more than 97 arrests. By contrast, there were only 16 seizures of animals, a practice that is frequently in the news.<\/p>\n Some of the seizures at the country\u2019s borders included:<\/p>\n South Korean President Park Geun-Hye felt the sting of embarrassment over the 360 counterfeit Viagra pills, The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a> reported. A spokesperson said they were \u201cintended for treating altitude sickness.\u201d<\/p>\nPoland\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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