Seized counterfeit pet medicines valued at B84m

[snoop1130]

 

The police have confiscated counterfeit animal drugs valued at over 84 million baht from two significant gang networks during operations in the provinces of Nakhon Pathom and Samut Sakhon.

 

Officials from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) alongside the Food and Drug Administration discovered 222,360 unlawful items at four locations in these central provinces, according to Thanakit Jitareerat, vice-minister for public health. He stated that the confiscated items have a retail value of 84.84 million baht.

 

The police searched three premises in Nakhon Pathom. One of these was being unlawfully used for manufacturing these drugs within Kamphaeng Saen district's Huai Kwang area. They seized over 20 pieces of production equipment and raw materials.

 

Police also discovered 112 bundles of unregistered animal drugs in a house in the Don Tum district. In a warehouse within the Sam Phran district, they also found falsely labeled and packaged animal medicines, says Pol Col Anuwat Rakcharoen, CPPD deputy commander.

 

These three locations were part of an illegal animal drug network that had previously been investigated in 2020, stated Pol Col Anuwat. The counterfeit drugs were being sold in pet stores and online.

 

In Samut Sakhon, a warehouse was raided in the Muang district's Bang Nam Jued area, leading to the seizure of 6,270 packages of illegal animal drugs valued at roughly 4.8 million baht, according to Pol Lt Col Kankanit Jongprasert, deputy superintendent of the CPPD sub-division 4.

 

This particularly illegal operation, headed by Chinese nationals, had been functional for about four months, selling around 500 boxes of animal drugs each month. These fake drugs, worth about 300,000 baht, were imported from China before being repackaged and sent off to customers in Thailand by their Chinese employees.

 

The seized items will now be examined further by the Department of Medical Sciences. FDA's deputy secretary-general, Weerachai Nalawachai, warned against offering unlisted veterinary drugs to pets as they could be harmful due to the absence or incorrect quantity of important substances. He suggested that pet owners be vigilant when medicating their pets and ensure the medicine's authenticity.

 

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-- 2024-06-18

 

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[ronster]

Have vets bought these or were they just sold online ?

Probably things like bravecto etc that are 1000bht plus for a tablet . 

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This particularly illegal operation, headed by Chinese nationals, had been functional for about four months, selling around 500 boxes of animal drugs each month. These fake drugs, worth about 300,000 baht, were imported from China before being repackaged and sent off to customers in Thailand by their Chinese employees.

Welcome China.... nuff said.

[rwill]

Of course they will not tell you what they were so you could avoid them.

Some of it may be good medicine but the government didn't get taxes on them.

[john donson]

ketamine?