Homes, offices and warehouses were hit, with police grabbing fake designer goods and counterfeit drugs as well as firearms and bullets.

BBC: China cracks down on web criminals

The father-of-two's victims included a Bristol school which ordered a batch of Sennheiser headphones, and students who bought counterfeit Monster Beats headphones and fake Nintendo Wii controllers.

BBC: Internet counterfeit goods seller Michael Reeder jailed

That's many times more than in developed countries, where most potentially dangerous fake drugs are sold through rogue Internet pharmacies, but counterfeit drugs increasingly are getting into the supply of pharmacies and hospitals.

NPR: Drugmakers, Interpol Ramp Up Fight Against Fakes

The FDA said the fake Avastin was the first U.S. case involving a counterfeit version of a cancer drug meant to be administered in physicians' offices.

WSJ: How Fake Avastin Penetrated U.S. Doctors' Offices

Earlier this year Pfizer executives were alerted to a batch of fake Lipitor when five patients saw their cholesterol skyrocket and to a counterfeit of the glaucoma drug Xalatan that contained mainly the antiseptic boric acid.

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