Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed the state's first legal action under the state's nine-month-old Anti-Spam law, accusing two former Fort Lauderdale residents who now live in Tampa of running a bogus email and internet operation responsible for more than 65,000 illegal emails. April 6, 2005 Read the full story at consumeraffairs.com.

Staffordshire police swooped on illegal traders at a car boot sale on Sunday, seizing 20,000 fake game discs with an estimated street value of more than half a million pounds. Ellie Gibson 06/04/2005 Read the full story at gamesindustry.biz.

One New York man recovering from a liver transplant discovered the Epogen he purchased at a drugstore was a fake — containing one-twentieth of the prescribed active ingredient. A California AIDS patient found that his human growth hormone prescription was counterfeit after reporting to his pharmacist that the injection left a burning sensation. By Don Oldenburg, Washington Post Staff Writer…

Six Canadian pharmacies have responded to Montgomery County's request for business proposals to provide local county government employees with less expensive prescription drugs. By JONATHAN MARINO Published: Monday, April 4, 2005 Read the full story at dcexaminer.com.

Ask any American senior how they feel about taking prescription drugs imported from Canada and you'll likely get a positive response. Ask the same senior how they feel about taking drugs from Lithuania, and you better be ready to catch their jaw. Seniors have been conditioned to think of importation as some type of trade agreement restricted to North America.…

An English pharmaceuticals wholesaler that entered a contract last year as part of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to buy $7 million worth of flu shots from Europe has sued the State of Illinois because it has not paid for the vaccine. Published April 1, 2005 By John Chase, Tribune staff reporter Read the full story at chicagotribune.com.

April 1 (Bloomberg) — Canadian pharmacist Daren Jorgenson travels to Europe once a month trying to expand the secret network of 60 suppliers that helps him sell discount drugs to U.S. customers. Pfizer Inc. wants the trade to stop. Read the full story at bloomberg.com.

The Ontario Pharmacists' Association joined the Maine Pharmacy Association at the state house on Wednesday to oppose the Governor's plan to import prescription drugs from Canada. March 31, 2005 Read the full story at wlbz2.com.

Ranchi, March 28: The recently-tabled Comptroller and Auditor General report on the functioning of the health and family planning department has painted a very grim picture of the prevailing situation and has hinted at a still darker future. RUDRA BISWAS Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Read the full story at telegraphindia.com.