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Pharmacist arrested on suspicion of illegally selling coronavirus testing kits in National Crime Agency swoop

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A pharmacist has been arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) on suspicion of illegally selling coronavirus testing kits.

A website the agency said was suspected of attempting to fool victims into buying non-existent personal protective equipment through 'phishing' e-mails has also been taken down.

The NCA repeated a public warning over criminals exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic as they released details of two arrests over the weekend.

The 46-year-old pharmacist from south London was arrested on Saturday (April 11). The NCA said £20,000 was also seized. The man was arrested under the Fraud Act 2006 after making 'false and misleading claims about the tests' capability'.

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