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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Science
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Medicine counterfeiting is a global crime with significant health and economic impacts.
  • Existing measures focus on detection, but understanding criminal networks requires a forensic intelligence approach.
  • Analytical data can enhance criminal investigations into pharmaceutical crime.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To profile medicine seizures using chemical and packaging data.
  • To detect organized production and industrialized criminality in pharmaceutical counterfeiting.
  • To understand the operational dynamics of counterfeit medicine networks.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 33 seizures of a commonly counterfeited capsule type.
  • Chemical and packaging analyses of seized counterfeit medicines.
  • Data compilation into an organized database for linkage analysis.

Main Results:

  • Strong linkages identified between seizures across different production stages.
  • Evidence of a main counterfeit network controlling the market.
  • Interpretation of data provided insights into production and distribution of counterfeits.

Conclusions:

  • Forensic intelligence, using chemical and packaging data, is crucial for understanding and dismantling counterfeit networks.
  • This approach can be generalized to other counterfeit products.
  • It enables strategic and operational decision-making against organized crime in pharmaceutical counterfeiting.