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2 December 2020AmericasMuireann Bolger

ICE targets COVID-19 vaccine fraud after seizing proceeds worth $26m

The  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has unveiled the next stage of its operation to combat a wave of fraudulent vaccines and treatments, after seizing more than $26 million in illicit proceeds from COVID-19 related products over the past six months.

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