1 May 2011AmericasVaughn Volpi

Building operative partnerships with law enforcement

In its latest study, the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) documented a 60 percent increase in arrests for persons involved in counterfeiting, diversion or theft of pharmaceutical drugs worldwide between 2008 and 2009. The PSI further reported that the sale of counterfeit drugs tripled between 2004 and 2009, resulting in worldwide annual sales of up to $200 billion.

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