Fake medicines targeted in joint EU customs operation

Published: 4-Aug-2014

More than 70,000 counterfeit drugs are seized


Counterfeit medicines smuggled into Europe through the post and by couriers were among more than 70,000 fake products intercepted during a joint customs operation code-named ERMIS.

Coordinated by the Greek customs service and the European Union (EU) anti-fraud office OLAF, the operation involved customs officers from other EU member states, including Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, said the European Commission.

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