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25/05/2005
Illegal veterinary drugs seized in Co Down
Medicines Enforcement Officers have seized a substantial amount of illegal veterinary drugs during separate raids in Co Down on Wednesday.
The seizures, which took place in the Craigavon area and are believed to be related, are part of a continuing clampdown on the sale of illegal and counterfeit veterinary medicines, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety said today.
Martin McIlveen, Medicines Enforcement Officer, said: “The Department has made it clear that it will not tolerate the manufacture and supply of illegal veterinary drugs.
“The likelihood is that these illegal veterinary medicines were destined for use in food producing animal, which poses a risk to the general public and to the Agricultural Industry.”
Last month, enforcement officers uncovered a significant quantity of counterfeit products and veterinary medicines after a search in Dromara.
It is understood that today’s seizures were as a result of a follow-up to these searches.
(MB/SP)
The seizures, which took place in the Craigavon area and are believed to be related, are part of a continuing clampdown on the sale of illegal and counterfeit veterinary medicines, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety said today.
Martin McIlveen, Medicines Enforcement Officer, said: “The Department has made it clear that it will not tolerate the manufacture and supply of illegal veterinary drugs.
“The likelihood is that these illegal veterinary medicines were destined for use in food producing animal, which poses a risk to the general public and to the Agricultural Industry.”
Last month, enforcement officers uncovered a significant quantity of counterfeit products and veterinary medicines after a search in Dromara.
It is understood that today’s seizures were as a result of a follow-up to these searches.
(MB/SP)
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