Five haredi Jews from London and Belgium were arrested yesterday on suspicion of laundering 19 million pounds from the sale of counterfeit and unlicensed medicines, according to Britain's Daily Mail.
The four men and a woman face 14 charges charges including the distribution of counterfeit drugs, money laundering and false reporting in order to receive state budgets for welfare purposes. According to the complaint, the counterfeit drugs were purchased in Germany, Austria, France and other European countries, and after their acquisition they were sold in Britain. The suspects were released on bail, pending a preliminary hearing on March 21st.