Eight foreigners, five Thais arrested over fake viagra sales in Bangkok

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Eight foreigners, five Thais arrested over fake viagra sales in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested eight foreigners and five Thais for allegedly selling fake viagra during a search of 17 locations on Bangkok's Sukhumvit area.

 

Immigration Bureau chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakpal said the operation took place from late Friday night until early hours of Saturday.

 

He led economic crime suppression police and tourist police in searches at 17 tourist locations on Sukhumvit Road along with Kevin Harrington, a representative of Pfizer, the makers of the erectile dysfunction drug.

 

Surachate quoted Harrington as saying that the fake viagra was dangerous as it was made of powder and dangerous chemicals.

The fake viagra was being sold for just Bt200 a box, compared to Bt3,000 for the real drug, Surachate said.

 

The operation seized 118 fake viagra boxes, 1,667 items of controlled medicine, 396 sex toys and 345 fake brand-name goods, Surachate said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30364623

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-23

[keith101]

If Pfizer did the right thing and reduced the prices of their drugs to a competitive price then they would more than likely sell a lot more and wipe out these fake pills being sold but instead like all big Pharma they only consider the big money and nothing else .

[petedk]

I wonder if they will get a stiff penalty?

[Pib]

24 minutes ago, keith101 said:

If Pfizer did the right thing and reduced the prices of their drugs to a competitive price then they would more than likely sell a lot more and wipe out these fake pills being sold but instead like all big Pharma they only consider the big money and nothing else .

But Pfizer needs to recover the billions they spent on penis blood flow research.  

[quandow]

40 minutes ago, keith101 said:

If Pfizer did the right thing and reduced the prices of their drugs to a competitive price then they would more than likely sell a lot more and wipe out these fake pills being sold but instead like all big Pharma they only consider the big money and nothing else .

I was working as a Divemaster in the Caribbean on a boat some years ago, motoring out to a nice dive site. While chatting with the divers, I found out one of them worked for Pfizer. I instantly told him, "You guys really need to bring down the prize of Viagra." He looked me right in the eye with an evil grin on his face and said, "No we don't!"

[Spidey]

Big Joke holding up an obvious fake. "Clearly a fake, on one has one that big, mine's only half that size".

[Sticky Wicket]

That's the mia nois sorted for a while

[Sticky Wicket]

Looks like he's announcing a name change, from Big Joke to Big D1ck

[Pilotman]

1 hour ago, petedk said:

I wonder if they will get a stiff penalty?

No, the whole thing is a flop. 

[Pilotman]

43 minutes ago, Pib said:

But Pfizer needs to recover the billions they spent on penis blood flow research.  

The research was actually on alleviating heart blockages and controlling blood pressure, it had nothing to do with ED, until it was, after one of their scientists was testing out the pill and found out for himself. Great story, but I always wonder how long he kept it to himself (and his wife/girlfriend/mistress) before telling anyone else.  

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

It certainly looks like they seized a lot more dildos than they did fake Viagra...

 

All over BKK, today, police wives and GFs are rejoicing!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

This photo deserves some kind of special caption... But I'm not going to be the one to write it.... 

 

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, Pib said:

But Pfizer needs to recover the billions they spent on penis blood flow research.  

Game over, coffers filled. Patent expired.

 

And the headline is misleading and simplifying again.

I checked the photo and another one on a Thai site.

And most of the stuff is generic drugs, most from India and some even from the Thai production ("Sidegra").
After Viagra patent expired the drugs as such are neither fake nor illegal.

The only obvious fake I recognize is the "Cialis" (a different substance) together with some potentially dangerous "herb"/"natural" stuff.

 

BUT of course it's still illegal to sell such stuff on the road without license/prescription. Sidegra is cheap but would require a prescription.

 

[neeray]

Imagine, FAKE Viagara.

The "name but not the game".

Ready, set, go. But no go ! Oh, ohh.

[HLover]

28 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

This photo deserves some kind of special caption... But I'm not going to be the one to write it.... 

 

The pained look exhibited by the man in the black polo shirt....seems this is a painful subject.

[balo]

36 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

This photo deserves some kind of special caption... But I'm not going to be the one to write it.... 

 

Big Dick is his name. 

Together with Big Joke they are now in charge of the country . 

 

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

9 minutes ago, HLover said:

The pained look exhibited by the man in the black polo shirt....seems this is a painful subject.

 

I like the look of the guy in the middle... Kind of like, "Hey dude, can you please stop waving that thing in my face!"

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, petedk said:

I wonder if they will get a stiff penalty?

Semi-stiff penalty more likely.

[kannot]

49 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

This photo deserves some kind of special caption... But I'm not going to be the one to write it.... 

 

"place on  head for maximum effect"??

[BEngBKK]

I just wonder who buy all these toys?

 

And the woman in black look like she is choosing, which one to keep...

[lamyai3]

Easy to obtain for 200 baht or less, just walk into any pharmacy and ask for it by it's generic name - Mycoxafloppin.

[natway09]

Fake or generic ????? There is a huge difference

Thailand now produces a generic version as well & is approved 

[IAMHERE]

4 hours ago, petedk said:

I wonder if they will get a stiff penalty?

I was thinking a fake penalty. Close I'd say. ????

[csmith]

Hardened criminals .… not this time

[HLover]

Next news flash: battery shortage at 7-11 stores near the big raid site.

[ChipButty]

What would happen if you came on holiday with a dildo in ya case? they start waving it around at the immigration "Not Allowed"

[HLover]

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

What would happen if you came on holiday with a dildo in ya case? they start waving it around at the immigration "Not Allowed"

I would say "That's not my bag, baby".

[nausea]

Sideagra is dirt cheap here; why does anyone bother.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

If Pfizer did the right thing and reduced the prices of their drugs to a competitive price then they would more than likely sell a lot more and wipe out these fake pills being sold but instead like all big Pharma they only consider the big money and nothing else .

Ditto

[HLover]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Ditto

No, dildo.