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Alibaba Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Settle US Probe Over Illegal Drug Sales

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July 2, 2026

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Alibaba agreed to pay 600 million to resolve a DOJ probe covering 80,000 illegal drug sales across its platforms from 2016 to 2024. It is the largest marketplace liability settlement in US legal history.

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· Jul 1, 2026

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· Jul 1, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jul 10, 2026

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The Next Web

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· Jul 1, 2026

Alibaba will pay 600 million dollars to settle a US probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its platform

Alibaba and its US digital payment processor have agreed to pay 600 million dollars to resolve a federal investigation into whether they failed to prevent the sale and importation of illegal pharmaceuticals and controlled substances, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Alibaba entered into a non-prosecution agreement to end a probe of alleged violations of [] This story continues at The Next Web

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 12, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 8, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

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· Jul 12, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jul 10, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 10, 2026

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· Jul 11, 2026

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· Jul 12, 2026

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· Jul 6, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

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Off The Press

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· Jul 12, 2026

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· Jun 27, 2026

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· Jun 21, 2026

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· Jul 6, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

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· Jul 2, 2026

Alibaba to pay $600 million to U.S. for illegal pharmaceutical sales

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jun 24, 2026

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· Jun 29, 2026

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· Jun 25, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jul 8, 2026

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· Jul 1, 2026

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· Jun 20, 2026

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· Jul 6, 2026

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· Jul 1, 2026

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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BBC News - Business

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· Jul 2, 2026

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