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Written by: Deng Haixing
2020-02-22 01:56
Last updated: 2020-02-22 02:57Under the haze of a new coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia), there have been many cases of scams in epidemic prevention products in Hong Kong. In addition to online shopping scams, well-known chain pharmacies have also been involved. The Customs and Excise Department yesterday (21st) raided "Zhiwen Pharmacy", which has 20 branches, and seized a large number of deadly, odorless, methanol-based disinfectant alcohol. Seven people were arrested. Before the customs action, some citizens had questioned the pharmacies for selling fakes and posted to social groups to remind them. The pictures of disinfected alcohol uploaded were the same as those seized by the customs. Black shop! "
Some members of the public had suspected that Yu Zhiwen had purchased problem-free disinfectant alcohol before the Customs action. The styles of the pictures uploaded were the same as those seized by the Customs. (Fb group "Tuen Mun Good Life" picture)
● Netizens severely criticized: make disaster wealth
The "Zhiwen Pharmacy", which has been open for nearly 18 years, has 6 branches in Tuen Mun alone, and is a well-known chain pharmacy in the district. The day before yesterday (20th), a netizen posted on the Facebook group "Tunmen Good Life" that the pharmacy's branch in Zhile Garden was angered after buying disinfected fire wine for 99 yuan, and yelled at "Guidu It ’s so-called, but it ’s water leeches inside, it ’s just a rubbish black shop! ”It also refers to“ the smell of fire and wine ”and“ complete gully water ”.
One day later, the Customs went straight to Huanglong. The seized alcohol in question was in the same paragraph as the picture uploaded by the netizen. Since Zhiwen Pharmacy has always been doing business under the banner of "Authentic Traders, Confidence Guarantee", and is a member of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, it has also participated in the "Genuine Genuine Commitment" plan of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department. The official Facebook bombarded and criticized Zhiwen as a black shop, "disaster fortune".
● Less than 0.1% of ethanol can be fatal, up to 52% of methanol
The Customs received a report earlier that a pharmacy in Tuen Mun sold suspected sterilized alcohol with false claims, and sent a pilot to buy a bottle with 75% ethanol sterilized alcohol, and confirmed that the ethanol content was less than 0.1%, but the methanol content But it's over 52%. Due to its odorless methanol being toxic and harmful to the human body, it can cause blindness, poisoning and even death. After deployment, Customs launched an operation and searched 20 branches of Zhiwen Pharmacy, seized 174 cases of disinfectant alcohol with a retail price of 98 yuan, and arrested 7 people.
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