Ministry of Public Security informs about investigation of fake milk and fake medicine case

According to Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen, as of April 29, in the case of producing, trading, and trading fake milk and fake medicine, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency has prosecuted and temporarily detained 15 subjects to investigate the acts of producing and trading fake goods and food; violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences; fraud, appropriation of property; bribery and bribery brokerage.

Next is the case of manufacturing and trading counterfeit goods, medicines for treatment and prevention of diseases in Thanh Hoa province and many provinces and cities nationwide. Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen shared that on April 29, the Investigation Police Agency of Thanh Hoa Province Police issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute 14 suspects for the crime of manufacturing and trading counterfeit medicines for prevention and treatment of diseases.

Also according to Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen, in the case of producing health protection foods, using fake test results to bring products to market produced by Herbitech Company Limited, on April 28, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency issued a decision to prosecute the accused, an arrest warrant for temporary detention, and a search warrant for the residence of 4 accused including: Pham Vu Khiem - Director of Herbitech Company Limited; Vuong Thi Hoa - Le Thi Hong Van, Bui Thi Thu Ha are Chief Accountants, or in charge of Accounting of Herbitech Company in the period from 2021 to present, with the same crime of violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences.

According to the investigation results of the Ministry of Public Security, Pham Van Khiem directed Vuong Thi Hoa, Le Thi Hong Van, and Bui Thi Thu Ha to set up two accounting systems: One system for tax declaration, showing the quantity of goods produced and traded much less than the actual amount. The second system to track internal expenses with full quantity of goods produced and traded, amount of money collected and no tax declaration.

Accordingly, the subjects left more than 121 billion VND off the accounting books. Initial determinations determined that the loss to the State budget of tax that should have been paid was more than 10 billion VND.

In addition, during the investigation of this case, the Investigation Agency has determined that 2 health protection products manufactured by Herbitech Company Limited are counterfeit; at the same time, it has seized 115 samples of health protection products manufactured by Herbitech Company Limited with signs of being counterfeit, awaiting appraisal results. Information related to the case has been fully posted on the Ministry of Public Security's Electronic Information Portal.