A pharmacist based in the Sydney suburb of Mosman is facing court over the alleged illicit export of more than $500,000 worth of Gardasil 9 injections to Hong Kong.
NSW police confirmed the female pharmacist and a male associate have been charged after a joint agency investigation conducted by the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police, the Australian Border Force, Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
Search warrants were executed in early Aug at the pharmacy and a home at Sydney Olympic Park where various items were seized, with the pair now due to appear in court on Wed 21 Nov 2018.
Police will allege in court that the woman supplied more than 2,400 Gardasil doses to the man who exported them under a false declaration to Hong Kong.
The woman, who is a registered pharmacist, has been charged with three counts of "prohibition on wholesale supply of certain substances," NSW police confirmed.
The pharmacist has also been referred to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
According to the ABC, the pharmacist involved is Katherine Gong, proprietor of the Harmony Pharmacy and Wellness Clinic.
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