'Strange' substance discovered in tiger prawns

More than 200 kg of 'strange' substances were seized by Thua Thien - Hue Provincial Police after discovering two seafood businesses regularly injecting strange substances into tiger prawns.

Employees of a seafood business in Thuan An town, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien - Hue injected impurities into black tiger shrimp to increase the shrimp's weight.

On July 26, the Thua Thien - Hue Provincial Police said that the authorities had sent samples to specialized agencies for analysis and testing of a type of impurity used to inject into dead tiger prawns that the police seized. Previously, on July 25, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department of the Thua Thien - Hue Provincial Police raided and caught two seafood businesses red-handed injecting strange impurities into dead tiger prawns.

The two seafood businesses mentioned above are Than Hue seafood business, located at 268 Kinh Duong Vuong, Thuan An town, Phu Vang district (Thua Thien - Hue), owned by Mr. Le Van Than (47 years old), and Hong Dung seafood business, located at 169 Kinh Duong Vuong, Thuan An town, Phu Vang district, owned by Mr. Vo Manh Hung (45 years old).

When employees of the two facilities were injecting impurities into tiger prawns, they were discovered by the police.

At the two facilities, the police also seized 150 kg of dead tiger prawns, 202 kg of impurities and 80 syringes.

It is known that the two businesses have been operating since 2012, regularly importing dead tiger shrimp, then injecting strange substances into the shrimp to increase their weight and sell them to wedding restaurants in Thua Thien - Hue province for illegal profits.

The case is currently under investigation.

The opaque white impurity used to inject into dead shrimp is currently being tested.

'Strange' substances found in tiger prawns and syringes and impurities seized by police

According to Thanh Nien