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The Region - News from April 30, 1987

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Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles for allegedly manufacturing and distributing about 1,200 bottles of counterfeit Naprosyn, a widely prescribed drug used in treating rheumatoid arthritis and tendinitis. The indictment against Javid Naghdi, an Iranian; Shapour Shahabi of Los Angeles, and Sourin Boudaghians of Glendale, alleges that the three men sold more than 1,100 bottles of a drug labeled as Naprosyn but which contained mostly aspirin and acetaminophen. Each defendant faces a maximum of 51 years in prison if convicted.

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