ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities stated Saturday they seized greater than three tons of the prescription nerve ache drug pregabalin and impounded a yacht registered in the UK.
The operation befell Thursday night time on the port of Lavrio, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southeast of Athens, the coast guard stated.
On the yacht, the coast guard discovered 3.75 million capsules of Nervigesic, a model identify utilized by Indian prescription drugs agency HAB Pharma for pregabalin. The capsules had been packaged in 500 cardboard bins weighing almost 3.15 tons, the assertion stated.
Pregabalin is used to deal with nerve ache brought on by a wide range of circumstances, akin to diabetes and shingles, and likewise to deal with a sort of seizure referred to as partial seizure as a result of it has its origin at a single location within the mind.
The raid was ordered primarily based on data from Greece’s “Nationwide Intelligence Company in regards to the exercise of networks of Egyptian nationals in Greek territory,” the assertion stated.
The yacht and its contents stay on the Lavrio port whereas native authorities conduct an investigation, the coast guard stated.