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Interpol, based in Lyon, France, said 400 vaccine vials containing about 2.4,000 were found in a warehouse in Jerusalem, South Africa. dose. Officials found counterfeit masks and arrested three Chinese nationals and one Zambian citizen.
At the time, China’s police successfully identified a network distributing counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines through an investigation by Interpol, which had 194 member states.
Police arrested 80 suspects after seizures at vaccine facilities and seized more than 3,000. counterfeit vaccines.
Earlier this year, Interpol issued a so-called “orange alert” warning officials to prepare for both organized crime and organized crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines.
“While the results are welcome in terms of crimes related to the COVID-19 vaccine, they only reflect the tip of the iceberg,” said Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock.
Interpol also said that in addition to the arrests in South Africa and China, the organization has received additional reports of the distribution of counterfeit vaccines and attempts at fraud against health facilities as residences.
The organization stressed that it is currently not possible to buy approved vaccines online.
“Any vaccine advertised on websites or on the ‘dark internet’ will not be real, will not be tested and will be potentially dangerous,” Stock said.
In an interview with the German weekly WirtschaftsWoche in December, he warned of a sudden increase in crime following the launch of vaccination campaigns: possible thefts, theft of warehouses and attacks on vaccine shipments.
