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Animal medicine seizure notice: Border Force, Gatwick Airport
Details of seizure notice served following a routine passenger search by Border Force, Gatwick Airport.
The following veterinary medicines were found during a routine passenger search by Border Force at Gatwick Airport. The products were subsequently seized by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
- 6 x Estrombol
- 4 x Dexa 40
- 5 x Flunix Deltavet
- 3 x Equicistan
- 2 x Crema 6A
- 2 x Bio – Enzimyx
These products are intended for use in horses and are not authorised veterinary medicines in the UK. The majority were injectable products and included anti-inflammatories, steroids and antibiotics.
The medicines were seized under Regulation 25 (Importation of unauthorised veterinary medicinal products) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
Published 29 April 2021