Employees of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine took part in the seminar "Bitter pills: combating the illegal market of counterfeit pharmaceuticals".

During the seminar participants from Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria explored new threats and worked out schemes to counter international crimes in the field of illegal trafficking in medicines.

In addition more than 30 delegates from various law enforcement agencies shared their experience in obtaining and preserving digital evidence and discussed practical aspects of investigations into counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Representatives of the healthcare sector also joined the discussion.

The event was organized with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International narcotics and law enforcement affairs and the U.S. Department of justice's office of overseas prosecutorial development, assistance and training. The organizers provided participants with free travel and accommodation.