Two men from Brighton arrested after fake Viagra stash found

Two men have been arrested after 90,000 illegal counterfeit Viagra tablets were discovered in a flat.

They were detained after police and health officials from the MHRA raided the home and a lock-up in central Brighton as part of an international crack down on illegal and fake dangerous drugs.

Investigators revealed they had discovered the fake tablets along with 4,800 Valium pills in the raids. Two men, both middle-aged and from Brighton, were arrested on suspicion of selling the fake erectile dysfunction tablets via an unlicensed website.

The fake Viagra tablets which were found were called Kamagra which are an Indian counterfeit of the original licensed Pfizer brand, which sale of them in the UK is illegal.

The Interpol-led operation saw officers from the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA), supported by Sussex Police, raided the Brighton locations after receiving intelligence.

A spokeswoman from the MHRA said the two men who had been arrested were not related.