to sit down with the man responsible for bringing counterfeit avastin into the united states, tom haughton> what's up? >> armen keteyian. >> reporter: a source close to the federal criminal investigation told krbcbs news haughton's role importing avastin into the u.s. is a key part of the probe. haughton told us he broke no law. >> i have nothing to hide. the businesses i have are ethical, safe and legal. >> reporter: you talk about safety but the fact is, according to you, 36 packets of the fake avastin got into the hands of doctors and into the hands of potential patients. so, how can it be so safe? >> because we followed protocol. we as a licensed registered uk wholesaler bought the product through the trusted and controlled supply chain. >> reporter: do you know what was in the fake avastin? there was salt and there was starch and there was acetone, but there was nothing in there to fight cancer. >> well, for me, that is shocking. and it's so disappointing. >> reporter: according to the food and drug administration, the only avastin approved for u.s. in the u.s. is made in the u.s. by

. >> reporter: cbs news learned one of canada drugs' key suppliers is this man, tom haughton. i. rter: who admits his company was responsible for sending at least 36 vials of counterfeit avastin into the u.s. last year. haughton owns several pharmaceutical related businesses here in barbados and some 3,000 website domain names. many that take you to canadadrugs.com. >> we've worked with tom for quite some time. he's one of our trusted partners. >> reporter: a source close to a federal investigation told cbs news haughton's role in shipping the fake avastin into the u.s. is a key part of a criminal probe. haughton told us, he didn't know the drugs were counterfeit. >> we didn't buy it out of someone's trunk of the car. we bought it through a licensed and registered wholesaler. >> reporter: you're saying it's not your fault? >> it's my fault that my company sold this product. but i'm telling you, we sourced it from the controlled and regulated eu supply chain that millions of people trust every day. >> reporter: regardless of the source, according to the u.s. food and drug administr

to sit down with the man responsible for bringing counterfeit avastin into the united states, tom haughtonello. >> reporter: armen keteyian. a source close to a federal criminal investigation told cbs news houghton's role importing avastin into the u.s. is a key part of the probe. haughton told us he broke no laws. >> i have nothing to hide. the businesses that i have are ethical, safe, and legal. >> reporter: you talk about safety, but the fact is, according to you, 36 packets of the fake avastin got into the hands of doctors and into the hands, potentially, of patients, so how can it be so safe? >> because we followed protocol. we, as a licensed, registered u.k. wholesaler, bought the product through the trusted and controlled e.u. supply chain. >> reporter: do you know what was in the fake avastin? there was salt and starch and there was acetone. but there was nothing in there that would fight cancer. >> well, and for me, that is shocking, and it's so disappointing. >> reporter: according to the food and drug administration, the only avastin approved for use in the u.s. is made in the u

tom haughton. >> how are you doing? and on "cbs this morning," armen will be live on set with more into his investigation into the fake avastin. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. ,,,, >> a tense standoff with the suspected gunman in france. his possible connection to al qaeda >> sherrif ross mirkarimi suspended >> not bad start to the day but we might have somerm

tom, amen keteyian, to interview tom haughton, owner of montana healthcare solutions and the man responsible. haughton told us he broke no laws. >> i have nothing to hide. the businesses that i have are ethical, safe and legal. >> reporter: you talk about safety but the fact is, according to you, 36 packets of the fake avastin got into the united states to at least 19 clinics, into the hands of doctors and into the hands of patients. how can it be so safe? >> because we followed protocol. >> reporter: do you know what was in the fake avastin? there was salt and starch and acetone and nothing to fight cancer. >> to me that's shocking and so disappointing. because you buy these products through a regulated supply chain. you have to have faith. >> in addition haughton said he didn't know the drugs were counterfeit and he rye lies on government regulators to ensure his products are safe. but a close source to a federal criminal investigation told cbs news' news haughton's importing the drugs into the u.s. is a key part of the probe. charlie? >> where is this investigation now? >> well, right now