Catching a Pharmaceutical Counterfeiter — A Must Read!

Snippet from the article:

On May 25, 2007, Kevin Xu logged into his Gmail account and found a startling message from a man who could have been his biggest client.

From an office suite on the 28th floor of the Plaza Royale in Beijing, the baby-faced businessman had gone from selling shark cartilage and penicillin to Chinese hospitals and clinics to cashing in on the high-profit margins of the European and—he hoped—US pharmaceutical markets. Xu kept a list of 29 brand-name drugs he could deliver at cut-rate prices, from the baldness remedy Propecia to lifesavers like the antileukemia drug Gleevec.

Read the full article — TheScientist.com – The Counterfeiter

The article goes on to show how Kevin Xu was ultimately caught and convicted, but also delves into the fake pharmaceutical business. The rate of drug counterfeiting has gone up substantially in the past few years, and just goes to show how this stuff is more widespread than most believe. A fascinating read! Thanks to the reader that sent me the link!