Authorities caught a facility injecting chemicals into shrimp.

On the afternoon of July 17th, sources from the Tuy An District Police (Phu Yen province) reported that the unit, in coordination with Market Management Team No. 4, conducted an inspection and caught red-handed a seafood purchasing facility owned by Mr. Do Van Nga (born in 1979, residing in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city) using syringes to inject impurities into commercial shrimp to increase their weight before selling them to restaurants and eateries.

According to investigators, after a period of covert surveillance, at 7:00 AM on July 13th, the facility was caught red-handed by authorities while injecting impurities into shrimp.

At the scene, authorities seized 3kg of commercially farmed shrimp that had been injected with gelatin powder and 6kg of shrimp that had not yet been injected with gelatin powder, along with numerous syringes and gelatin powder.

According to Mr. Nga, after buying agar powder and cooking it into a thick paste, they inject it into the shrimp. Injecting agar powder into shrimp not only makes them look better but also increases their weight.

Shortly thereafter, the Phu Yen Market Management Department issued an administrative penalty decision against Mr. Do Van Nga, fining him 30 million VND for the act of trading seafood containing impurities.

Ms. Cao Thi Kim Phuong was caught red-handed by authorities while injecting gelatin powder into commercial shrimp.

It is known that previously, on July 31, 2015, authorities also caught Cao Thi Kim Phuong's seafood trading establishment (residing in Tan Long village, An Cu commune, Tuy An district) injecting gelatin powder into commercial shrimp and fined her 30 million VND.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City police.