Police seize smuggled ivermectin worth R126m at OR Tambo
The police are working with Interpol and the Indian authorities to establish the source of drugs some say are effective against Covid-19
19 February 2021 - 14:28
SA police have said they seized R126m worth of unregistered medication, believed to be ivermectin, which, in January, regulators cleared to treat coronavirus patients in a controlled-access programme.
The tablets were discovered in a cargo container that arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg from India, and were imported without the necessary approval, the police said in a statement on Friday...
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