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Pair seized for selling killer diabetes drug
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February 6, 2009, Friday
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TWO people have been detained in Liaoning Province in connection with the sale of a fake diabetes drug that killed two patients and left nine others in the hospital, authorities said yesterday.
Chinese police earlier said five other suspects had been arrested in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in connection with the case, and an arrest warrant had been issued for a prime suspect.
The drug, sold under the brand name "Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang," was found to contain six times the normal dose of glibenclamide, which is used to help lower blood sugar. Two patients died after taking the fake drug in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Li Bing, one of the suspects, was taken into custody by police in Chaoyang City, where the authorities confiscated 1,025 bottles of the drug. Local police are investigating the source of the deadly medicine.
Wang Peng, an employee of a drug company, was detained on Sunday in Shenyang, the provincial capital, allegedly for involvement in the sale of 345 bottles of the same drug. Police seized another 30 bottles from his home.
Wang told police he bought the fake drug from a man named Li Dong.
The Ministry of Public Security issued an arrest warrant yesterday for Li Dong, 39, described by the ministry as the prime suspect. He was identified as Li Bing's brother from Liaoning Province.
Police are offering a reward of 10,000 yuan (US$1,460) to anyone who provides information about Li's whereabouts or helps with his arrest.
Besides Liaoning and Xinjiang, the fake drug has been found in Sichuan Province. However, no one has been found to have fallen ill outside Xinjiang.
Authorities have said initial investigations showed that the drug was not produced in Xinjiang, but they have so far failed to find its source.
Chinese police earlier said five other suspects had been arrested in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in connection with the case, and an arrest warrant had been issued for a prime suspect.
The drug, sold under the brand name "Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang," was found to contain six times the normal dose of glibenclamide, which is used to help lower blood sugar. Two patients died after taking the fake drug in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Li Bing, one of the suspects, was taken into custody by police in Chaoyang City, where the authorities confiscated 1,025 bottles of the drug. Local police are investigating the source of the deadly medicine.
Wang Peng, an employee of a drug company, was detained on Sunday in Shenyang, the provincial capital, allegedly for involvement in the sale of 345 bottles of the same drug. Police seized another 30 bottles from his home.
Wang told police he bought the fake drug from a man named Li Dong.
The Ministry of Public Security issued an arrest warrant yesterday for Li Dong, 39, described by the ministry as the prime suspect. He was identified as Li Bing's brother from Liaoning Province.
Police are offering a reward of 10,000 yuan (US$1,460) to anyone who provides information about Li's whereabouts or helps with his arrest.
Besides Liaoning and Xinjiang, the fake drug has been found in Sichuan Province. However, no one has been found to have fallen ill outside Xinjiang.
Authorities have said initial investigations showed that the drug was not produced in Xinjiang, but they have so far failed to find its source.
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