Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol
Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol
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Do fake Covid-19 vaccine arrests in China herald global crime wave?

  • Interpol warns criminals are trying to scale up trade in counterfeit jabs across the world
  • Scams include dark web sales and criminals selling genuine vials to be filled with harmless or potentially dangerous substances

Topic |   Coronavirus vaccine
Simone McCarthy
Simone McCarthy

Updated: 9:49pm, 23 May, 2021

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Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol
Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized by police from a warehouse in South Africa were linked to a Chinese operation which resulted in 80 arrests across several cities earlier this year. Photo: Interpol
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