20-Jan-2021
Mexico says that organised criminal networks have set up laboratories to manufacture falsified vaccines for COVID-19, and are also planning to steal supplies during distribution.
Just today, the Mexican army said it is investigating the theft of coronavirus vaccines from a public hospital in central Morelos state. There are concerns crime syndicate, such as the Familia Michocana and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, intend to cash in on the crisis.
The Mexican government has promised to make vaccinations available free of charge across the country of almost 129m people, but with lawlessness and cargo theft a massive problem in the country that looks like a major challenge.
| UPDATED: 18:16, Thu, Jan 7, 2021
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Italian officials warn the mafia could infiltrate the supply chain of COVID-19 vaccines (Image: )
Brussels has been plagued by criticism of its coronavirus vaccine strategy in recent weeks, as the bloc suffers a shortage in supply and has come under fire over the slow pace of national vaccination programmes. Now it has emerged the mafia could be about to infiltrate Italy’s vaccine supply chain as organised crime attempt to exploit the health emergency.
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