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eBay imekubali kulipa $59m (£46.3m) kutokana na madai kuwa iliuza vifaa vinavyoweza kutengeneza dawa za kulevya.
Idara ya sheria ya Marekani ilikuwa imedai kuwa maelfu ya mashine za kutengenezea vidonge na mashine za kufungia ziliuzwa kwenye tovuti, ikiwa ni pamoja na kwa watu ambao baadaye walipatikana na hatia ya uhalifu unaohusiana na dawa za kulevya.
Vifaa vinaweza kutumika kutengeneza vidonge vya kughushi, ikiwa ni pamoja na vile vilivyounganishwa na fentanyl.
Inakuja wakati majimbo mengi nchini Merika yanapambana na migogoro ya opioid.
"Vidonge ghushi vilivyowekwa fentanyl vinachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa janga la kupindukia," alisema Mwanasheria Mkuu Msaidizi Vanita Gupta, akionya kwamba idara "imejitolea kutumia hatua zote za utekelezaji" ili kuhakikisha kampuni zinazouza vifaa vya kutengeneza tembe zinafuata sheria.
Hasa, kampuni kubwa ya biashara ya mtandaoni ilishindwa kutii Sheria ya Dawa Zilizodhibitiwa (CSA), ambayo inazitaka kampuni kuweka rekodi kali na kuziripoti kwa Utawala wa Utekelezaji wa Dawa za Kulevya, waendesha mashtaka wa serikali walidai.
Idara hiyo inasema mashine za kuchapa dawa zinazouzwa kwenye tovuti hiyo zina uwezo wa kuzalisha maelfu ya tembe kwa saa. Mashine za kufungia, ambazo hupakia poda kwenye vidonge vya vidonge, pia ziliuzwa.
eBay imekanusha madai hayo, ikisema ilisuluhisha kesi hiyo ili kuepusha gharama za madai, lakini iliahidi kuchukua hatua zaidi kufuata CSA kama sehemu ya suluhu.
"Kudumisha soko salama na linaloaminika kwa jumuiya yetu ya kimataifa ya wauzaji na wanunuzi ni kanuni ya msingi ya biashara yetu," kampuni hiyo ilisema katika taarifa.
Katika uchunguzi wake, serikali ya Marekani iligundua kuwa mamia ya wateja walionunua mashine za kuchapisha vidonge pia walinunua ukungu, mihuri, au rangi ghushi kutengeneza tembe ghushi za dawa.
Utumiaji wa dawa za kulevya uliua zaidi ya watu 110,000 nchini Merika mnamo 2022, kulingana na Vituo vya Amerika vya Kudhibiti Magonjwa. Zaidi ya theluthi mbili ya vifo hivyo vilitokana na fentanyl yenye nguvu ya kutuliza maumivu na afyuni sintetiki.
Jiji la Portland siku ya Jumanne lilitangaza hali ya hatari kwa matumizi makubwa ya fentanyl ambayo yamelipita jiji kubwa la Oregon.
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eBay to pay $59m settlement over sales of pill-making tools
eBay has agreed to pay $59m (£46.3m) over claims it sold equipment that can manufacture illegal drugs.
The US justice department had alleged that thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines were sold on the site, including to people who were later convicted of drug-related crimes.
The equipment can be used to make counterfeit pills, including those laced with fentanyl.
It comes as many states in the US are battling opioid crises.
"Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are a significant contributor to the deadly overdose epidemic," said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, warning that the department "is committed to using all available enforcement measures" to ensure companies selling pill-making equipment follow the law.
Specifically, the e-commerce giant failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which requires companies to keep strict records and report them to the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal prosecutors alleged.
The department says pill presses sold on the site are capable of producing thousands of pills per hour. Encapsulating machines, which pack powder into pill capsules, were also sold.
eBay has denied the allegations, saying it settled the case to avoid litigation costs, but pledged to take more actions to comply with the CSA as part of the settlement.
"Maintaining a safe and trusted marketplace for our global community of sellers and buyers is a fundamental principle of our business," the company said in a statement.
In its investigation, the US government found that hundreds of customers who purchased pill presses also bought counterfeit moulds, stamps, or dyes to make counterfeit pharmaceutical pills.
Drug overdoses killed more than 110,000 people in the US in 2022, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. Over two-thirds of those deaths were from the powerful painkiller fentanyl and other synthetic opioids,
The city of Portland on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the rampant fentanyl use that has overtaken Oregon's largest city.
Source BBC
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Idara ya sheria ya Marekani ilikuwa imedai kuwa maelfu ya mashine za kutengenezea vidonge na mashine za kufungia ziliuzwa kwenye tovuti, ikiwa ni pamoja na kwa watu ambao baadaye walipatikana na hatia ya uhalifu unaohusiana na dawa za kulevya.
Vifaa vinaweza kutumika kutengeneza vidonge vya kughushi, ikiwa ni pamoja na vile vilivyounganishwa na fentanyl.
Inakuja wakati majimbo mengi nchini Merika yanapambana na migogoro ya opioid.
"Vidonge ghushi vilivyowekwa fentanyl vinachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa janga la kupindukia," alisema Mwanasheria Mkuu Msaidizi Vanita Gupta, akionya kwamba idara "imejitolea kutumia hatua zote za utekelezaji" ili kuhakikisha kampuni zinazouza vifaa vya kutengeneza tembe zinafuata sheria.
Hasa, kampuni kubwa ya biashara ya mtandaoni ilishindwa kutii Sheria ya Dawa Zilizodhibitiwa (CSA), ambayo inazitaka kampuni kuweka rekodi kali na kuziripoti kwa Utawala wa Utekelezaji wa Dawa za Kulevya, waendesha mashtaka wa serikali walidai.
Idara hiyo inasema mashine za kuchapa dawa zinazouzwa kwenye tovuti hiyo zina uwezo wa kuzalisha maelfu ya tembe kwa saa. Mashine za kufungia, ambazo hupakia poda kwenye vidonge vya vidonge, pia ziliuzwa.
eBay imekanusha madai hayo, ikisema ilisuluhisha kesi hiyo ili kuepusha gharama za madai, lakini iliahidi kuchukua hatua zaidi kufuata CSA kama sehemu ya suluhu.
"Kudumisha soko salama na linaloaminika kwa jumuiya yetu ya kimataifa ya wauzaji na wanunuzi ni kanuni ya msingi ya biashara yetu," kampuni hiyo ilisema katika taarifa.
Katika uchunguzi wake, serikali ya Marekani iligundua kuwa mamia ya wateja walionunua mashine za kuchapisha vidonge pia walinunua ukungu, mihuri, au rangi ghushi kutengeneza tembe ghushi za dawa.
Utumiaji wa dawa za kulevya uliua zaidi ya watu 110,000 nchini Merika mnamo 2022, kulingana na Vituo vya Amerika vya Kudhibiti Magonjwa. Zaidi ya theluthi mbili ya vifo hivyo vilitokana na fentanyl yenye nguvu ya kutuliza maumivu na afyuni sintetiki.
Jiji la Portland siku ya Jumanne lilitangaza hali ya hatari kwa matumizi makubwa ya fentanyl ambayo yamelipita jiji kubwa la Oregon.
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eBay to pay $59m settlement over sales of pill-making tools
eBay has agreed to pay $59m (£46.3m) over claims it sold equipment that can manufacture illegal drugs.
The US justice department had alleged that thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines were sold on the site, including to people who were later convicted of drug-related crimes.
The equipment can be used to make counterfeit pills, including those laced with fentanyl.
It comes as many states in the US are battling opioid crises.
"Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are a significant contributor to the deadly overdose epidemic," said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, warning that the department "is committed to using all available enforcement measures" to ensure companies selling pill-making equipment follow the law.
Specifically, the e-commerce giant failed to comply with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which requires companies to keep strict records and report them to the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal prosecutors alleged.
The department says pill presses sold on the site are capable of producing thousands of pills per hour. Encapsulating machines, which pack powder into pill capsules, were also sold.
eBay has denied the allegations, saying it settled the case to avoid litigation costs, but pledged to take more actions to comply with the CSA as part of the settlement.
"Maintaining a safe and trusted marketplace for our global community of sellers and buyers is a fundamental principle of our business," the company said in a statement.
In its investigation, the US government found that hundreds of customers who purchased pill presses also bought counterfeit moulds, stamps, or dyes to make counterfeit pharmaceutical pills.
Drug overdoses killed more than 110,000 people in the US in 2022, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. Over two-thirds of those deaths were from the powerful painkiller fentanyl and other synthetic opioids,
The city of Portland on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the rampant fentanyl use that has overtaken Oregon's largest city.
Source BBC
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