Central Bureau of Investigation, General Withaya Sriprasertvap, Commander-in-Chief, Central Bureau of Investigation, Interpol NCB Bangkok jointly announced the results of their work. A network that illegally distributes health products across borders was arrested, 4 sites were searched, and pharmaceutical products were seized. Medical equipment products Beauty products, a total of 119 items, a total of 168,781 items, valued at more than 30,000,000 baht.
As a result of subsection 4, Consumer Protection Crime Suppression Section. Interpol (Interpol) coordinated to investigate the perpetrators. In the case around October 2023, Singapore postal parcels containing illegal goods were confiscated. In which consumers in Singapore ordered via the LINE app a beauty supplement brand “PLACENTA”, when INTERPOL checked the manufacturer’s registration and product registration in Switzerland, it appears that no registration information was found for such manufacturers and products in Switzerland. As the seller claims in any way.
Police officers from Section 4 of the Crime Suppression Department investigated until they discovered where the product was stored. And groups of criminals, who examined the above-mentioned network group, may not sell modern medicine in any way.
On 15 February 2024, evidence was collected to request approval of a search warrant from the Nonthaburi Provincial Court to search all four locations as follows.
1. Residential house in Village District No. 5, Bang Phae Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nonthaburi Province.
2. Residential house in Bang Si Thong Sub-District, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province.
3. Warehouse building in Bang Si Mueang Sub-District, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province.
4. Warehouse building in Wat Chala District, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province.
As a result of the inspection, illegal products were seized. The same brand that Singapore can discover.a
1. Pharmaceutical product brand PLACENTA Quantity 2500 boxes (label indicating that it was produced in Switzerland)
2. 800 boxes of BIOCELL brand medical products (label indicating production in Switzerland)
3. COLLAGEN brand medical products, 900 boxes (label indicates product in Switzerland)
Ready to inspect and seize pharmaceutical products, medical equipment and other illegal cosmetic brands as follows
108 Pharmaceutical Products like Nabota, Botulax, FILORGA, Glutax 2000 Gs, Glutathione Peptide Lucchini, Neutro Skin Vitamin, Glutax 8000000 Gs, Fillmed Laboratorie, Babi Neoone, Daewoong, Neurox, Aestox and others.
Medical Device Products, 6 items, such as Neuramis Volume, Neuramis Deep, EPTQ 5500, EPTQ 5300
2 Cosmetic products such as AXO Glassskin Booster, AXO Brightening Skin Booster
4 inspections were conducted and a total of 119 items were seized, with a total of 168,781 items worth 30,044,160 baht, of which 4,200 items were items seized based on 3 complaints, 108 items were unregistered medicines, and medical equipment were not received. 6 varieties and 2 varieties of cosmetics that do not have a registration number are allowed.
The investigation revealed that the products in question belong to a network group, and Ms. Nantaporn was named as the tenant of the warehouse designated for storing the aforementioned products. He is on Interpol's list of people selling illegal products. The perpetrators were smuggling illegal goods from the People's Republic of China. Then they brought him and hid him in their house. And the homes of some people in the network with the aim of deceiving officials with most of the products will be stored in a closed warehouse in a remote location. To avoid inspection by officials that seized all products, it is a product that is injected into the body. There is a specific method of storage. If stored in an inappropriate location and temperature, the quality may deteriorate.
By such a network advertisements for product sales through Shopee, Lazada, LINE SHOPPING are distributed under different names to avoid detection, such as Jancy shop, WHITEALLSHOP, TB White shop, N Skin shop, JS shop, etc. when there is an order from a customer. The accused group then packed the products. Parcel delivery via private carriers or Thailand Post is distributed to Thai customers. And foreign customers in the Asian countries region, with a total of 4 countries: 1. The People's Republic of China, 2. Malaysia, 3. Singapore, and 4. Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Investigations revealed that the bank account of a network of 10 accounts was involved in transferring money and manipulating funds. To hide the violations, it was found that there was money circulating in the sale of illegal products worth more than 10 million baht annually. On the day of the search, Ms. Nantaporn, the accused, and her companions were able to take the necessary measures and escape. Then the police arrested them. The seized items were referred to the investigating officer of the Fourth Division of the Crime Control Division to issue a summons to confess to the allegations.
Firstly, the actions of the defendants: It is a crime under the Pharmaceutical Law of 1967 for “manufacturing, selling, importing or ordering modern medicines into the Kingdom without a permit” and is punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years and a fine not exceeding 10,000 baht, Drug Law BE 2510 (1967). “Manufacturing, selling, importing or ordering into the Kingdom unregistered medicines with a pharmaceutical formulation” is punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding 5,000 baht, or by both penalties, Medical Devices Law 2008. “Manufacturing or importing medical devices is punishable by Without a permit” is subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding 300,000 baht. The BE Cosmetics Act 2015 also punishes “the sale of unregistered cosmetics” with a fine not exceeding 20,000 baht.
Major General Withaya Sriprasertvab, Commander of the Anti-Narcotics Authority, said that this inspection is an operation to seize medical supplies, health products and cosmetics that are the target of counterfeiting. And poor quality products that spread on electronic platforms according to the “Sixteenth PANGEA Mission,” which relied on international cooperation to find the source of illicit health products and seize a large number of them. I would like to express my concern to the people. You should be careful when purchasing medical equipment, medicines and cosmetics. It is used to enhance beauty. You should buy from a reliable source, and do not be fooled into purchasing products at lower prices than the market. Before purchasing, please check the permission from the FDA website first. I would like to warn those who illegally produce, import and sell fake and inferior health products to stop their actions because you are causing a large number of people to be affected. Police will continue to make arrests. However, if the public sees a crime being committed you can report it to the NCPO hotline 1135 or the NCPO Consumer Warning page.
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