Influencer-Endorsed Male Supplements Spiked with Fake Drugs; 4 Suspects Indicted After Reaping Over 80 Million NTD
Male enhancement health supplements like "My Brother is Fierce," endorsed by an influencer, were found by authorities to contain illegal Viagra-like ingredients imported from China. Four suspects, who made over 80 million NTD, were indicted for violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
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(CNA Reporter Hung Hsueh-kuang, Kaohsiung, 16th) Male enhancement health supplements such as "My Brother is Fierce", endorsed by internet influencers, were found by prosecutors and police to have been manufactured using Viagra-like ingredients imported from China by the main suspect, surnamed Chiang. He commissioned an OEM factory to package and sell them, illegally profiting over 80 million NTD. Prosecutors today indicted Chiang and three others for violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
The Criminal Investigation Corps of the Kaohsiung City Police Department previously accidentally discovered, while tracing the "Fans17" website's involvement in child and youth sexual exploitation cases, that a health supplement sold by a certain company was suspected of containing pharmaceutical ingredients unapproved by the central competent authority. The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office immediately directed a task force comprising the Kaohsiung City Police Criminal Investigation Corps, the New Taipei City Police Department, and the Department of Health, launching multiple waves of searches last year, seizing over 17,000 boxes of counterfeit drugs and raw material powders.
Investigations revealed that the counterfeit drug ring had a meticulous division of labor. The 43-year-old company head, Chiang, knowingly imported the "A+ agent" containing Nphenyl_propoxyphenyl_carbodenafil—an analog with similar pharmacological activity to Sildenafil that should be regulated as a drug by law—from China starting in 2017, and sold it to a biotechnology company headed by a 65-year-old man surnamed Lee.
Lee manufactured the "A+ agent" into raw materials for male enhancement drugs, and then commissioned an unaware food OEM factory to fill them into capsules and package them into products such as "30 Password", "Super Power 30", "30 Er Li", and "My Brother is Fierce". These were later sold to the public through online platforms and marketing companies under the guise of "health supplements", even hiring the well-known influencer "Little Brother Aili" to endorse and promote them.
However, when "Little Brother Aili" was questioned, he stated that the company had provided a drug inspection qualification certificate, but in reality, it only showed test results for some components, and he was also a victim of deception.
Police investigations showed that the ring sold over 140,000 boxes of counterfeit drugs on the market, with illegal profits reaching over 80 million NTD. After the investigation concluded, Chiang, Lee, Wang, and Hsu were indicted today on charges of importing and selling banned drugs, and manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act; the companies involved will also face fines.
The police urge that drug analog components without clinical trials and safety assessments carry high risks and may cause irreversible damage to human health. People with medical needs should seek prescriptions from legal medical institutions and refrain from buying health supplements of unknown origin recommended by pornographic websites or influencers. Those who have purchased them should stop using them immediately and consult a professional doctor. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150416
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(CNA Reporter Hung Hsueh-kuang, Kaohsiung, 16th) Male enhancement health supplements such as "My Brother is Fierce", endorsed by internet influencers, were found by prosecutors and police to have been manufactured using Viagra-like ingredients imported from China by the main suspect, surnamed Chiang. He commissioned an OEM factory to package and sell them, illegally profiting over 80 million NTD. Prosecutors today indicted Chiang and three others for violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
The Criminal Investigation Corps of the Kaohsiung City Police Department previously accidentally discovered, while tracing the "Fans17" website's involvement in child and youth sexual exploitation cases, that a health supplement sold by a certain company was suspected of containing pharmaceutical ingredients unapproved by the central competent authority. The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office immediately directed a task force comprising the Kaohsiung City Police Criminal Investigation Corps, the New Taipei City Police Department, and the Department of Health, launching multiple waves of searches last year, seizing over 17,000 boxes of counterfeit drugs and raw material powders.
Investigations revealed that the counterfeit drug ring had a meticulous division of labor. The 43-year-old company head, Chiang, knowingly imported the "A+ agent" containing Nphenyl_propoxyphenyl_carbodenafil—an analog with similar pharmacological activity to Sildenafil that should be regulated as a drug by law—from China starting in 2017, and sold it to a biotechnology company headed by a 65-year-old man surnamed Lee.
Lee manufactured the "A+ agent" into raw materials for male enhancement drugs, and then commissioned an unaware food OEM factory to fill them into capsules and package them into products such as "30 Password", "Super Power 30", "30 Er Li", and "My Brother is Fierce". These were later sold to the public through online platforms and marketing companies under the guise of "health supplements", even hiring the well-known influencer "Little Brother Aili" to endorse and promote them.
However, when "Little Brother Aili" was questioned, he stated that the company had provided a drug inspection qualification certificate, but in reality, it only showed test results for some components, and he was also a victim of deception.
Police investigations showed that the ring sold over 140,000 boxes of counterfeit drugs on the market, with illegal profits reaching over 80 million NTD. After the investigation concluded, Chiang, Lee, Wang, and Hsu were indicted today on charges of importing and selling banned drugs, and manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act; the companies involved will also face fines.
The police urge that drug analog components without clinical trials and safety assessments carry high risks and may cause irreversible damage to human health. People with medical needs should seek prescriptions from legal medical institutions and refrain from buying health supplements of unknown origin recommended by pornographic websites or influencers. Those who have purchased them should stop using them immediately and consult a professional doctor. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150416
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