Interpol seizes counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine in China, SA

The global police agency Interpol has revealed that security officials in China and South Africa SA seized thousands of counterfeit doses of corona virus vaccine.

The international police force said 400 vials, equivalent to about 2,400 doses, containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse outside Johannesburg in South Africa, where officers also recovered fake masks and arrested three Chinese citizens and a Zambian national.

In China, police successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines in an investigation supported by Interpol, which has 194 member countries.

The Interpol said police raided the manufacturing premises resulting in the arrest of some 80 suspects and seized more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene.