Dailyindependentnig.com reported that on Thursday, a man suspected to be fake medical practitioner, Michael Akorful was arrested in FESTAC Town, Lagos. Not only that, he was also accused of impersonation. Michael, 28, a Ghananian, known as Dr. Hilarious Abiwu, was arrested by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and Health Facility Monitoring Agency. Read Article
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As reported by Eng.24.kg the State Revenue Service keeps on confiscating large batches of counterfeit alcohol, Department for control over production and sale of alcohol products reported. According to its information, the service detected a storage house for illegal alcohol production that belongs to a private entrepreneur A. Nazybekov. As a result, 5,331 bottles of [...]
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As reported by Abs-cbnnews.com a lawyer engaged in reducing counterfeit pesticides worldwide has warned Filipinos that they may suffer from health problems if they eat rice from Vietnam and Thailand, since illegal pesticides are used in rice farms in these countries. The warning came days after the Vietnam Food Association said Hanoi will export 187,000 [...]
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As reported by Theatlantic.com China’s $250 billion knock-off trade doesn’t just mean fewer handbag sales for LVMH, or a hit to the DVD sales market. It can also have potentially lethal consequences. Take, for example, counterfeit condoms, 110 million of which the Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana has impounded over the last week due [...]
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As reported by Abcnews.go.com a New York woman was indicted Wednesday on charges that she scammed her family and local businesses out of thousands of dollars by claiming to have cancer. The district attorney said she used the money she collected to support a heroin addiction. Read Article
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Thegrio.com reported that fake drugs for tuberculosis and malaria kill around 700,000 people each year in less-developed countries, according to a report by the International Policy Network. In one shocking case, over the course of three months, 84 Nigerian children died from kidney failure brought on by the industrial solvent diethylene glycol in teething syrup. [...]
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According to Hindustantimes.com, a CBI court on Friday sentenced two Gurgaon-based doctors to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment each for their role in the Gurgaon kidney sale scam that made national headlines in February 2008. Read Article
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According to News.yahoo.com, dermatologists have issued a strong warning to women using counterfeit cosmetics and makeup preparations sold in two-riyal stores to stop or face disfigurement and possibly cancer. Read Article
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