Spain, UK raids seize 300,000 doses of fake drugs

LONDON (Reuters) – Police across Europe have seized almost 300,000 doses of counterfeit anti-impotence and weight-loss medicines, highlighting the prevalence of fake drugs in the region. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Tuesday that four people had been arrested in Spain and two in Britain following an international operation lasting several months. The suspects appeared to have been importing the bogus medicines from Asia – mainly China and Singapore – and distributing them via the Internet to customers throughout Europe, officials said. …