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To: BigKNY3 who wrote (6450)	12/9/1998 1:16:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	of 9523

UK - Drug Dealers Cash In On Black Market Viagra Tuesday December 8 A HUGE batch of the sex drug Viagra has been seized by police during a crackdown on heroin dealers. Seventy-five tablets with an estimated street value of £1500 were discovered at the home of one pusher. The find confirms fears that big-time drugs dealers are getting into the Viagra black market, lured by high profits and low risks. Viagra, which is designed to treat impotence, became available in the UK in September this year. But the Government slapped restrictions on it being handed out on the NHS because of an estimated £100million-a-year price tag. That created enormous demand for Viagra on the black market. And police are worried that an explosion of violence could result as criminals battle for a slice of the market. Evidence that supplies are falling into the wrong hands came during a series of drugs raids in Edinburgh last week, codenamed Operation Foil. Over 100 homes were targeted and more than 70 suspected dealers arrested. Drugs worth at least £200,000 and £130,000 in "dirty" money was seized. Detectives raided homes in Edinburgh's Craigmillar area on Thursday and found the stash of Viagra tablets stored alongside heroin and other Class A drugs. A source told the Record: "Dealers will get into anything that is profitable and we believe they can command up to £25 a tablet. A lot of people are simply curious to try it out. "If they are getting their hands on them for only £5 that's a big profit, probably more than you make dealing heroin." And it is not illegal to possess or sell the drug, unless you pretend to be medically qualified. The source said: "This may be an area where the law is behind what is happening on the street. "We are worried about this because of the risk to health of people taking Viagra without medical advice. There is evidence it can cause heart attacks. "People who take drugs tend to mix them anyway and there is no predicting the effect of adding Viagra to the cocktail. "Another major concern is that if the supply comes under the control of drugs dealers that could bring problems of other crime." Another source claimed Viagra is sold on the streets for £50 a throw, making it twice as expensive as a "hit" of heroin. Police are still not sure how pushers get their hands on Viagra but one source is the Internet. Officers admitted they even face the possibility of having to give the seized Viagra back to the dealers,. In the US, where Viagra is made, at least 69 men have died after taking the drug. One widow is suing makers Pfizer for £9million after her husband died of a heart attack. Last night Scottish home affairs minister Henry McLeish praised police for saving lives with the massive drugs haul. yahoo.co.uk

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