How to Report Illegal Covid-19 Treatments and Merchandise in Oregon

From a PPB (Portland Police Bureau) Flash Alert dated 3/31/20:

PPB’s INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE SEEKS TIPS FOR ILLEGAL COVID-19 TREATMENTS

The mission of the Intellectual Property Crime Task Force is to investigate, enforce and educate the public regarding counterfeit merchandise, with an emphasis on products that affect public Health & Safety.

Hydroxychloroquine is approved by the FDA and prescribed for the treatment of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. While Chloroquine is approved and used as an anti- malarial treatment, these drugs are only available through prescription and cannot be purchased over-the-counter.

Anyone with information of sales of these drugs and/or drugs reporting to be COVID-19 treatments should report the sales to one of the following Law Enforcement agencies:

* FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center
* Crime Stoppers of Oregon (note: this is currently an insecure site – I will try to report that fact to them)

END of flash alert.