(PRWeb) - The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) applauded the results of INTERPOLs Operation Pangea X, the most successful action of its kind to target illegal online pharmacies, but said more must be done to stop the global influx of counterfeit or substandard prescription medicines.Operation Pangea, now in its tenth year, involved INTERPOL, police, and customs and health regulatory authorities from 123 countries, including the U.S., Canada and the EU. The operation led to the seizure of 25 million illicit and counterfeit medicines worldwide worth more than $51 million, 400 arrests, removal of 3,584 illegal online pharmacy websites, and suspension of more than 3,000 illegal online advertisements for illicit drugs.
