SINGAPORE: Police officers joined a team from Health Sciences
Authority (HSA) Tuesday evening to conduct a raid on stalls selling
unapproved medicines at Desker Road.
About ten stalls lined the back alleys and some were selling
medications that included prescriptive drug Viagra.
Although a few stall owners managed to escape, those who were
caught had to give their particulars to the police.
The drugs were confiscated for investigation.
Stall owners will face legal action if the drugs are confirmed to
be illegal.
HSA said 16 similar cases have been brought to court.
In two cases, jail terms of between four and six months were
imposed. Fines between S$2,000 and S$22,000 were issued on 11 other
cases. The verdicts of the remaining three cases have yet to be
announced. - CNA/ac
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