On July 1st, the Investigative Police Agency of Ho Chi Minh City is investigating a case of “production and trading of counterfeit drugs” involving Vo Thanh Tam (director of Thanh Thuy Cosmetics Co., Ltd.) and his wife, Ngo Anh Hong (director of My Trinh Cosmetics Co., Ltd.) and their accomplices.
At 9:55 am on June 21st, during an inspection of the two companies (located in Xuan Thoi Thuong, Hoc Mon district), the task force discovered 15 employees engaging in the production and storage of various types of counterfeit ointments and balms of foreign origin, including Eagle Brand Medicated Oil, Thai moisturizing cream, Thai tiger balm, and Korean roller oil. These products were not among the registered items for production and trading by the two companies.
Ngo Anh Hong and Vo Thanh Tam (from right to left) with their accomplices
During the interrogation by the task force, Tam, Hong, and the employees provided evasive answers and denied the allegations. However, through skilled investigative methods and collected evidence, the task force compelled the couple to admit to their involvement in counterfeiting these products for sale in the market to gain illicit profits.
Police sealing confiscated counterfeit tiger balm
Either Tam or Hong would direct the employees to decant chemicals into bottles and jars, apply labels and packaging, and seal the counterfeit products.
Chemicals used in the counterfeiting process
So far, the investigative agency has determined that Tam and Hong directed the production of seven types of counterfeit Eagle Brand Medicated Oil from Singapore, totaling 69,626 bottles, with an estimated value of over VND 6 billion in genuine products.
Counterfeit labels seized from Tam’s workshop
Based on the investigation results and collected evidence, on June 30th, the police agency initiated legal proceedings and detained Vo Thanh Tam, Ngo Anh Hong, and 17 other individuals for “production and trading of counterfeit drugs.”
Additionally, the authorities seized hundreds of thousands of counterfeit products, including tiger balm and skin creams, for further investigation and handling.
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