Arrested 3 more subjects in the fake medicine production and trading ring
The Economic Police Department (PC03) has prosecuted and temporarily detained 3 subjects to investigate the act of "Producing counterfeit medicines and disease prevention drugs."
Regarding the case of “Dismantling a large-scale pharmaceutical production and trading ring,” on June 10, the Economic Police Department (PC03), Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted and temporarily detained Pham Tien Dung (born in 1965, residing in Tan Phu district), Nguyen Bao Xuyen (born in 1991) and Tran Dinh Sinh (born in 1983, both residing in Binh Tan district) to investigate the act of “Producing counterfeit medicines and disease prevention medicines.”
According to PC03 Ho Chi Minh City Police, in July 2023, through reconnaissance, Quach Ngoc Giao (born in 1968, residing in District 10) was caught red-handed transporting a carton containing 300 boxes of Fugacar medicine to deliver to a customer.
Urgently searching Giao's residence, warehouse and 19 production and consumption points of fake pharmaceuticals in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An and Tien Giang provinces, the police force seized a large amount of pharmaceuticals with famous brands, specialized in treating cardiovascular diseases, respiratory infections, blood pressure...
Most of the drugs were carefully packaged and prepared for sale. Continuing the investigation, the police arrested many other subjects.
Initially, Giao’s group admitted to purchasing drug ingredients from Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies, then changing the packaging, stamps, and labels of the drugs into imported drugs to sell on the market at high prices. After production was completed, the subjects transported the finished products to the warehouse for consumption.
Expanding the investigation of the case, PC03, Ho Chi Minh City Police determined that Xuyen, Sinh and Dung were hired by Giao's accomplices to print a large number of boxes of the above pharmaceutical products.
Up to now, the City Police have prosecuted and detained 11 defendants for the crime of "Producing and trading in counterfeit medicines and disease prevention drugs."
The seized evidence included more than 500 boxes of fake pharmaceutical drugs, worth over 2.5 billion VND equivalent to genuine products, along with a large amount of raw materials and tools for producing fake pharmaceutical drugs.
