'Appetite Suppressant for Sale' Massive Illegal Trade of Prescription Narcotic Drugs Uncovered

Illegal sellers who attempted to resell narcotic drugs prescribed at hospitals were arrested in large numbers by the police.

The Nowon Police Station in Seoul announced on the 20th that 16 people, including Mr. A, were booked without detention on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Among them, 15 are suspected of reselling appetite suppressants such as Dietamine, which were prescribed at hospitals, online. It was confirmed that three of the sellers are teenagers.

The remaining one is suspected of purchasing narcotics such as appetite suppressants online.

They were caught by the police after securing narcotic drugs prescribed at hospitals and attempting to sell them through social networking services (SNS).

In the case of narcotic appetite suppressants, it was investigated that they exploited the loophole that hospitals easily prescribe them.

The police have been conducting an investigation into the illegal resale of narcotic drugs online since early last month, and plan to send them to the prosecution once the investigation is complete.

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