China News Service, Jilin, May 7th (Reporter Shi Hongyu) On the 7th, the reporter learned from the Jilin City Police in Jilin Province that the local police successfully destroyed a criminal gang that produced and sold toxic and harmful foods and seized 150,000 toxic and harmful weight-loss drugs, which were involved in the sale. The amount is more than 10 million yuan, and the case involves 14 provinces (cities) and 25 prefecture-level cities.

　　According to Wang Baoxiu, a police officer from the Huangqi Police Station of the Chuanying Branch of the Jilin City Public Security Bureau, in November 2020, a resident of the jurisdiction reported that he had purchased weight loss capsules from Moments and developed headaches, insomnia, and palpitation after eating.

　　The police confirmed by work that this weight loss drug named "too thin" is a three-no product and contains sibutramine, which is banned by the state from being produced, sold and used.

"This ingredient can cause the body to lose weight, but it can also be accompanied by anorexia symptoms."

　　Through investigation, the police captured a 22-year-old provincial "agent" in Changchun City.

The police found that the suspect started buying raw materials from Zhengzhou, Henan Province in 2018, and made products at home. The capsules costing 5 cents each were sold through Moments and the Internet at a price of 30 yuan.

The picture shows the "production line" of toxic and harmful weight-loss products.

Photo courtesy of the police

　　Based on the clues provided by the suspect, the police arrested several suspects in Zhengzhou and Shangqiu, and seized several internet celebrity products such as "weight-loss coffee", "weight-loss candy", and "weight-loss capsules" on the spot.

　　According to Wang Baoxiu, the production line of the case is located in a small courtyard in a rural area of ​​Henan. The gang develops agents at all levels through the network, and develops and grows by means of sales, wholesale, and express delivery.

At present, the police have arrested 48 suspects and destroyed 10 production sites and 50 sales sites.

　　The reporter learned during the interview that the Jilin City Police has confirmed that multiple suspects in the “Internet celebrity Guo Moumou” case are also involved in the case.

　　"Purchasing materials, developing agents and sales channels, some links overlap." According to the Jilin City Police, the case is still under further work.

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