article_snippet.sent: the drugs regulatory body, MHRA had used a series of 'front' companies claiming to sell jewellery, fishing tackle and cosmetics to accept the electronic payments.
article_snippet.sent: The proceeds of the supply of these medicines via websites which have been traced to various merchant facilities is in excess of £10 million - that is not the real figure. '
article_snippet.sent: Some are abroad and haven't been traced properly and some medicines were paid for in cash.'
article_snippet.sent: these unlicensed medicines had to set up and maintain websites through which medicines were sold, rent storage units and packing centres. '
article_snippet.sent: Offices were rented, stationary and packaging purchased, mail boxes rented to which customers posted cash and merchant banking facilities to allow payments by cards. '
article_snippet.sent: mail boxes purported to be trading fishing tackle, cosmetics or jewellery but mail boxes were just a front to hide the real merchandise which was unlicensed medicines.
article_snippet.sent: As demand for the products grew the customer database widened to countries in Europe including Sweden, France and Germany.'
article_snippet.sent: She had worked as a book keeper, monitoring orders and payments.
article_snippet.sent: Adair, 37, of Brighton, helped with the day-to-day running as well as facilitating payment for the purchase of medicines.
article_snippet.sent: The regulatory regime concerning the products sold during that enterprise exists for the whole purpose of protecting the public.'