Recently, the Huangshan City Public Security Bureau of Anhui Province reported a case of production and sale of toxic and harmful food, after nearly half a year of investigation, the police seized a total of more than 50,000 toxic and harmful weight loss candies and capsules, smashed two production dens, and the amount involved exceeded 10 million yuan.
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After eating it for three days, symptoms of discomfort appeared
At the end of September 2023, Wu from Huangshan City bought weight loss capsules online, and after eating them for three days, she found that she had uncomfortable symptoms such as palpitation, and immediately reported the case to the police.
Victim Wu: Last year, I added a WeChat, and in the chat he said that there was a slimming product of the old Chinese medicine doctor, so I spent 580 yuan to buy a box of slimming capsules, and after eating it for 3 days, I felt flustered, unwell, and I didn't want to eat or sleep, so I felt that this product was not quite right, and it felt bad.
The police conducted a food safety test on the capsules provided by Wu, and found that they contained "sibutramine", which is prohibited by the state, which is a toxic and harmful non-food raw material, and immediately set up a special team to file a case for investigation.
According to the clues, the police investigated the source, sales and other channels of harmful weight loss capsules, and found that this was a case of selling toxic and harmful food across provinces.
After nearly half a year of investigation by the police, in March this year, with the arrest of the last suspect in this case in Handan, Hebei Province, so far, all the suspects in this case of producing and selling toxic and harmful food have been arrested.
According to the police handling the case, they have arrested 8 criminal suspects, destroyed two production dens, seized more than 50,000 toxic and harmful weight loss capsules and candies, and the cumulative sales amount exceeded 10 million yuan.
The "diet pills" involved contained ingredients banned by the state
According to reports, "sibutramine" is a central nervous system inhibitory drug, its effect is to inhibit the appetite center, so that the fullness of the stomach is enhanced, appetite decreases, long-term use will cause dry mouth, insomnia, increased heart rate, limb twitching and other adverse reactions, serious cases can lead to arrhythmia, and even myocardial infarction. As early as 2010, Mainland officially issued a notice to stop the production and sale of "sibutramine" preparations and APIs.
Police tips: Don't believe the weight loss "miracle drug" sold on the Internet, if you find that there is a problem with the weight loss product you buy, you can report it to the public security organ in time.
Source: CCTV News