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Council seizes lethal love pills (PR1098)
Almost 2,000 potentially lethal sex tablets have been confiscated from shops in Southall by Ealing Council’s Trading Standards officers.
The Council is warning people who have bought the Viagra-style tablets, dubbed the ‘love pills that kill’, to throw them away immediately. Just one of these pills could kill someone who is already taking prescribed medicines for liver, kidney or blood pressure problems.
The potentially deadly pills being sold under-the-counter include Kamagra, Vigora, Proxyron and Kamagra Oral Jelly. The pills found have been manufactured in India and are all cheaper versions of mainstream licensed drugs such as Viagra.
Councillor Sue Emment, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said: “The Council is urging anyone who has used these pills or any other under-the-counter sex aid drugs to contact their GP.
“Traders selling unlicensed medication are profiting from putting people’s lives at risk and the Council will not tolerate this blatant disregard for the safety of others. We are closing in on shopkeepers involved in this potentially deadly ring as part of our commitment to making Ealing safer.”
Ann Hodges, Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards, said: “These pills are not licensed to be sold in the UK and have not been tested to UK standards to ensure they are safe. People selling Kamagra could face prosecution under the Medicines Act and may be committing offences under trademark legislation.
"Anyone with information about these dodgy traders needs to contact us. We need to find the people behind this scam and rid the market of these dangerous pills.”
Ealing Council’s Trading Standards team can be contacted on 020 8825 6086.