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Doctors helped Greek crime ring steal cancer drugs for resale abroad

BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2075 (Published 10 May 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k2075
  1. Owen Dyer
  1. Montreal

Greek police have arrested 21 people including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, alleging that they stole cancer drugs from the public health system to sell for a large mark-up in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland.

The scheme was masterminded by a 70 year old resident of Germany who managed a pharmacy there, said Hellenic Police spokesman Theodoros Chronopoulos. It …

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