Following a five-year investigation into the supply of counterfeit drugs over the internet, Operation Stormgrand concluded last month with the sentencing of Ashish Halai to four and a half years' imprisonment, at Kingston Crown Court. The operation found Halai guilty of bringing fake lifestyle medicines worth £millions into the UK from Asia both for sale and re-export. This case, and the announcement of counterfeit medicines being prescribed in the UK's NHS, has highlighted the growing trend in counterfeit drugs entering the pharmaceutical supply chain, into OTC pharmacies and for sale via the internet.
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