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Fri 05 May 2009House raided in 'Viagra' inquiry
A house in Co Monaghan has been raided under a High Court order secured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer against a man who allegedly masterminded a lucrative operation selling fake Viagra and other counterfeit drugs allegedly made in China over the internet.
Mr Justice Peter Kelly said there was an issue of public policy relating to a possible threat of impairment to public health “and even life” due to counterfeit drugs being offered for sale over the Internet to people “foolish enough” to buy them.
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