By James Simons-
A man who was jailed for importing and selling illegal viagra has been given 3 months to pay a massive fine of over £100,000
On Friday at Guildford Crown Court Peppino Fiori was subject to a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act. He must satisfy a confiscation order of £158,159.09.In August 2018 Fiori was sentenced to 12 months immediate custody for possession with intent to supply fake Viagra. This sentence came just two years after a conviction for the same offence – in 2016 he had been sentenced to 12 months custody.
Peppino Fiori is believed to have imported and sold £210,000 in unlicensed medicines for treating erectile dysfunction and depression. Police found boxes fake Viagra, steroids and anti-depressants at the 66-year-old’s home in Oxsted, Surrey. He had ignored two warnings by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, but he kept it up and was busted. An Investigation of his computer by the MHRA found details of potential customers along with discussions about price lists and negotiations on how much money he would be paid for deliveries.
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Confiscation orders are imposed after the court has established what the criminal benefit and available assets of the defendant are. The Medicine Health and Regulatory team told The Eye Of Media.Com that the ”confiscation order will have to be paid from cash and assets that Fiori is known to have”. Any property he has may have to be sold to pay the confiscation ord
Fiori was convicted in relation to was an unlicensed version of Viagra called Kamagra. It is manufactured in India and smuggled in to the country. The MHRA works closely with the Indian authorities to prevent it being exported to the UK. The MHRA also works closely with UK Border Force to intercept Kamagra at ports of entry. Hundreds of thousands of doses are seized and destroyed every year and importers face prosecution.
Tariq Sarwar, MHRA’s Head of Operation, said:
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This confiscation follows a successful investigation by our Financial Investigation Team.
People who sell medicines illegally online are only interested in one thing – your money, not your health.
We will continue to track down and bring to justice those who are willing to put others’ health in jeopardy and pursue them to take away their ill-gotten gains.
If you need advice or treatment for a condition, visit your GP. Make sure you obtain medical products from legitimate high street outlets or online retailers displaying the distance selling logo.
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