Large-scale Fake Medicine Network Targeted Elderly Buyers Exposed

Thanh Hoa Police have

a major network that produced and sold fake medicine aimed primarily at elderly people looking for affordable treatment. The group operated for four years, older adults' tendency to self-medicate without and their lack of knowledge about drug origins.

The leaders, Nguyễn Tiến Đạt and Trịnh Doãn Giáo, established production facilities where they mixed

pharmaceutical materials and into powder, them, and packaged them as medicine. These were sold under made-up brand names and foreign manufacturers to mislead consumers.

Authorities raided six locations across Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, An Giang, and Dong Thap, seizing nearly 10 tons of fake medicine and raw materials. Fourteen individuals have been

for producing and selling counterfeit medicine.