International Operation PANGEA week: Authorities confiscate 48,564 shipments of illegal pharmaceuticals worldwide
Bern, 19.3.2020 - The number of medicinal products ordered online and illegally imported into Switzerland is declining. This year, 51 countries took part in Operation PANGEA XIII, a week of action against illegal online trade in pharmaceuticals coordinated by Interpol and other organisations. The number of medicinal products imported illegally into Switzerland is declining slightly. Erectile stimulants remain the category most often confiscated. More than 90% of shipments originate from India but are dispatched by criminal networks operating mainly through countries in Europe.