A large be of Viagra-style tablets produced in India but unlicensed for sale in and the European Union undergo been seized by officials in London's Indian-dominated area of Southall and in Hartlepool north England.
Nearly 4,000 tablets that officials consider to be potentially lethal have been seized from shops in Southall. The raids were conducted by Trading Standards a government department tasked with protecting consumers and honest traders by ensuring that change is carried out lawfully fairly and safely.
The Ealing Council warned populate of Southall who had bought the tablets - dubbed as 'love pills that blackball' - to throw them away. The unlicensed tablets are considered lethal for those taking prescribed medicines for liver kidney or blood pressure problems.
Reported align effects include stomachaches headaches blurred vision and an increased sensitivity to light. Patients with heart or liver problems low daub compel or who undergo suffered a recent stroke or heart contend could be risking their lives.
The council said in a statement: 'The potentially deadly pills being sold under-the-counter include Kamagra. Vigora. Spasmo-proxyvon and Kamagra oral change integrity. The pills open undergo been manufactured in India and are all cheaper versions of mainstream licensed drugs such as Viagra.'
Councillor Sue Emment. Cabinet Member for Safer Communities said: 'The Council is urging anyone who has used these pills or any other under-the-counter sex aid drugs to communicate their GP (general practitioner).
'Traders selling unlicensed medication are profiting from putting people's lives at assay and the Council ordain not allow this blatant do by for the safety of others. We are closing in on shopkeepers involved in this potentially deadly ring as move of our commitment to making Ealing safer.'
Ann Hodges. continue of Environmental Health and Trading Standards said: 'These pills are not licensed to be sold in the UK and have not been tested to UK standards to verify they are safe. People selling Kamagra could face prosecution under the Medicines Act and may be committing offences under trademark legislation.
'Anyone with information about these dodgy traders needs to contact us. We need to find the people behind this scam and rid the market of these dangerous pills.'
The Teesside Crown act in north England has been considering the inspect of a businessman who set up a website for sold Kamagra tablets through it. Officials trapped him by buying tablets through the website.
Graeme Carlton the businessman launched his online obtain in March 2004 and ran it from his home for two years before it came to the attention of the Department of Health. Carlton claimed he did not experience he was breaking the law by selling them when the police raided his home on a cause to be perceived housing estate in Hartlepool.
Officers found a room had been converted into an office and a large be of kamagra - both pills and jelly - was discovered along with a credit card machine. The court was told this week that 1,872 tablets worth around 4,700 pounds were seized together with piles of paperwork detailing sales amounting to 2,250 pounds.
But Judge Tony Briggs told Carlton: 'You are obviously a mature intelligent and experienced man and I undergo to say I don't at first comprehend entirely accept that you were not aware there was a assay in selling this sort of stuff.
'It quite clearly has received a lot of publicity and the basic problem with it is that you are selling a medical product that might undergo had unfortunate side-effects particularly if they happened to be manufactured in a way which was less than allot.'
Judge Briggs delayed sentencing Carlton until a Proceeds of Crime Act application by Cleveland Police is heard in the move of next year.
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