THE former landlord of Hayes' Tiger Lounge has been fined £10,000 for selling illegal medicine for impotence.
Saranjit Bhambra, 27, ran the 'keepithard.co.uk' website, selling viagra copycats Kamagra and Tadil.
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launched the investigation known as Operation Rome following a test purchase. This lead to a search at a mechanics, and officers found evidence connected to an illegal online pharmacy.
Bhambra, of Woodrow Avenue, Hayes, appeared at Southwark Crown Court last Thursday (May 26) for sentence, after admitting to the offence at an April hearing.
At that hearing, identical charges against his father Narinder were dropped, and the judge warned that he could face jail time.
Mick Deats, MHRA Head of Enforcement, said: "While websites such as these may look professional, what we see behind the scenes tells a very different story. These unlicensed medicines were being sold from a mechanic’s garage which means they risk additional contamination due to the unsanitary conditions in which they were stored.
"The unlawful sale of medicines, including those to treat ED, poses a serious threat to public health and today’s sentence reflects the nature and gravity of this crime."
Bhambra was recently removed as landlord of the Tiger Lounge, in Dawley Road, after its licence was temporarily suspended for health and safety breaches.
