Europol Busts International Ring of Fake Pharma Distributors Six individuals responsible for importing and distributing dangerous counterfeit medicines across Europe have been arrested in a Europol operation led by Spanish police, the European police agency announced today. Two British citizens were arrested in the UK and four people: one Spanish, one Dutch, and two Romanians were arrested in Murcia, Spain after a several months-long investigation known as ‘Operation Tribulus.’