Discovering a large amount of expired drugs and functional foods being stolen in Ho Chi Minh City

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HCMC - A large amount of expired medicine and functional foods were stolen in the Nguyen Van Linh Street area (Binh Chanh District).

On the morning of June 6, people reported that thousands of products such as medicine and functional foods were dumped on Nguyen Van Linh Street (Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City). It is worth mentioning that many products have foreign labels.

So luong lon thuoc, thuc pham chuc nang bi do la liet tai khu vuc duong Nguyen Van Linh (huyen Binh Chanh, TPHCM). Anh: Minh Tam
A large amount of medicine and functional foods were dumped in the area of Nguyen Van Linh Street (Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: Minh Tam

Mr. Nguyen Sin - a resident present at the scene - said that on the morning of June 6, a three-wheeled vehicle appeared to illegally dump medicine in the Nguyen Van Linh street area. Along the road, there are 5 similar drug dumping points, including 1 burned gas hole, with only the silver foil remaining. People believe that these may be the above drugs and functional foods.

According to records, the drugs and functional foods that were stolen all have expired, some of which are still valid until 2028.

Currently, Phong Phu Commune Police, Binh Chanh District are present to record the scene and question surrounding houses to handle the incident.

Nhieu loai thuoc, thuc pham chuc nang con han su dung toi nam 2028. Anh: Anh Tu
Many drugs and functional foods are still valid until 2028. Photo: Anh Tu
Co quan chuc nang co mat tai hien truong, tien hanh kiem tra so luong thuoc, thuc pham chuc nang bi do trom. Anh: Anh Tu
The police were present at the scene and conducted an inspection of the amount of drugs and functional foods that were stolen. Photo: Anh Tu

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