Counterfeit drugs and national security

Finlay, Brian D.

Counterfeit drugs and national security [electronic resource] / Brian D. Finlay - Washington, DC : Stimson Center, 2011 - 1 PDF-file (13 p.)

February 2011. Title from cover screen (viewed Mar. 8, 2011).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 13).

The deadly implications of counterfeit drugs are well understood to be a central challenge to the integrity of public health systems around the globe, as well as a direct threat to our individual health and welfare. What is less understood is that the profits from this sinister crime are increasingly being co-opted by an array of organized criminal groups and terrorist entities as a means by which to fund their nefarious operations around the world. As such, counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose a direct threat to national and international security.


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drugs--terrorism
drugs--criminality