Fake Viagra Producer Facing Prosecution in Central China City
Date: December 14, 2005
A group of producers and vendors of fake impotence drugs in this capital city of central China`s Henan Province are to face prosecution in the near future.
The vice-director of the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Public Security, Mr. Zhang Shujun said in the 'China Daily' that the accused Wang Yinliang is a 47 year old man who was accused of running a fake Viagra racket along with 6 other men who were suspects in this case.
Wang and the gang are accused of selling 9.7 million fake tablets of Viagra, which is made by Pfizer, towards the end of 2003 and August this year."They made profits of 730,000 yuan (90,000 U.S. dollars) from the illegal production and sales," Zhang said.
About 580,000 pieces of fake trademarks and packing, 10 production machines, a computer, a car, eight banking cards and cash of more than 10,000 yuan were seized.
Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang issued a citation in October, to say the operation played a big role in fulfilling China`s pledge over the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR).
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