NONTHABURI, Aug 4 (TNA) — Three people were arrested for allegedly smuggling favipiravir, molnupiravir and remdesivir medicine worth 10 million baht from India and authorities will destroy the drugs.

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that in the sting operations officials seized 80,000 pills from the suspects who sold the medicine via social media. Identified only as Prasert, Khanittha and Chaluayrat, they were liable to a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to 10,000 baht for the unauthorized sales of medicine and a jail term of up to three years and/or a fine of up to 5,000 baht for the sales of unregistered medicine.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-991599

 

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Destroying medications during a pandemic - one of the dumbest things I've read in the last couple of hours.

15 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Destroying medications during a pandemic - one of the dumbest things I've read in the last couple of hours.

If they can't prove that the drugs are produced properly it might be the best thing to do.

24 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Destroying medications during a pandemic - one of the dumbest things I've read in the last couple of hours.

Quality control? Every pill would have to be tested. Illegal  pirate drugs  from India?!!!!

2 hours ago, ukrules said:

Destroying medications during a pandemic - one of the dumbest things I've read in the last couple of hours.

I would say your post comes a very close 2nd

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

.......and authorities will destroy the drugs.

Well, the boxes maybe........????