File No. N080524

Title: Biggest Amount of Counterfeit Viagra Tablets Seized

Source: customs.gov.cn

Date: May 13, 2008

On May 10, Dalian Airport Customs seized a large quantity of counterfeit Viagra tablets while conducting passenger inspection for outbound flight OZ302 (Dalian-Seoul).

It is learned that these Viagra tablets, in the amount of 2,340 tablets and with a value of over RMB200,000,  were seized from the personal luggage of a South Korean passenger.  This is the most serious intellectually property infringement case that involves a pharmaceutical trademark discovered through passenger inspection by Dalian Airport Customs since August of 2005, and it is the second case when outbound counterfeit Viagra was seized.  Earlier on March 24, Dalian Airport Customs seized 900 counterfeit Viagra tablets while conducting passenger inspection for a flight flying from Dalian to Incheon.  The case has been transferred to the police department for further investigation.

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