4 Men Charged for Trafficking Counterfeit Veterinary Products to U.S.
Four men were charged for their involvement in allegedly smuggling counterfeit and falsely labeled pet products into the U.S., said ICE on August 3 (here). The defendants were indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit…
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labels and smuggling goods into the U.S. "The indictment alleges the defendants smuggled veterinary products into the U.S., that were not manufactured for the U.S. market, for distribution under false labels, including Frontline and Frontline Plus pesticides manufactured by Merial Pharmaceutical Company (Merial)," said ICE. For some of the shipments, the men allegedly claimed that the imported pet products were intended for use by charitable organizations but were instead dispersed to large retail outlets for commercial sale, ICE said. The accused men are Iain Nigel MacKellar of the U.K.; Lam Ngoc Tran of California; Allen Smith of Phoenix; and William Humphreys of California. MacKellar and Tran face additional counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit labels and smuggling.