Bangkok, Two networks of dietary supplement products suspected of being mixed with sibutramine were destroyed. Searched at 6 locations, seized 16 million baht in merchandise.
Police from the Consumer Protection Crime Suppression Division or the Consumer Protection Crime Suppression Division, together with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), launched an operation to dismantle a network of dietary supplements suspected of mixing two brands of sibutramine. Searched 6 points in 5 provinces and arrested 2 suspects: Ms. Penpichaya, 26 years old, owner of a dietary supplement brand; and Ms. Kwanpat, age 37, an intermediary who orders food supplement production. Along with seizing 72 items of food supplements and production equipment, totaling more than 16 million baht.
This is one of the dietary supplement brands that were seized. It was found that it was exported from Thailand to be sold in Taiwan. and Crime Suppression Center Department of Criminal Investigation Taiwan National Police Agency It was seized an
d analyzed and found the substance sibutramine. Leading to the arrest of 4 suspects and coordinating with the police, the Thai Crime Suppression Division and the Thai FDA to investigate and expand the results to find the source of production and distribution ever since. These dietary supplements mixed with sibutramine Often sold online Propaganda that when taken will cause rapid weight loss in a short period of time. and have distributors all over the country When the Department of Medical Sciences From Thailand, samples were taken for analysis and sibutramine was found as well. This led to the issuance of an arrest warrant and the arrest of the two suspects.
Preliminary Ms. Penpitchaya Confessed that he was the owner of one of the brands of dietary supplements that were actually arrested. and ordered production through Ms. Kwanpat The first production order began in January 2023 until now. A total of 6 products were ordered, with 36,000 boxes already received, priced at 115 baht per box, then sold for 350 b
aht per box. Ms. Kwanpat claimed that he was a sales representative for a company contracted to produce dietary supplements of many brands and factories. When the results were expanded, he linked to a second brand of dietary supplements that were produced in the same area. and also detected the substance sibutramine. This brand has been selling for about 1 year, with average sales of 500-1,200 orders per day. But police believe there are other brands of dietary supplements produced by the factory that contain sibutramine. Therefore, it is in the process of expanding the results to dietary supplement products and other related parties. More.
Source: Thai News Agency