EU fines AliExpress €550m over sale of illegal products in Europe
The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products in Europe, including unsafe toys and cosmetics.
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Women over 50 linked to illegal sleeping pill imports
Rapid testing showing that the seized tablets contain diazepam, a narcotic-classified sleeping medication.Lyssna: Women over 50 linked to illegal sleeping pill importsWomen over the age of 50 make up a large portion of people in Sweden who are illegally ordering prescription sleeping pills and sedatives by online mail order from abroad, Swedish TV4 News reports."About eighty percent of those women ordering sleeping pills are aged 50 and above. It's an entirely new category that we are seeing," Lina Andersson, deputy chief of border control at Swedish Customs tells Radio Sweden.Between 2024 and September 2026, Swedish Customs seized 1.
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