Five people from the company whose fake drug claimed five lives
have been taken to south China's Guangdong Province by police for further
questioning, local authorities said on Sunday.
Of the five suspects, there are two deputy factory directors in
charge of technology and supply, one material buyer, one general
manager, and one testing office director of the Qiqihar No. 2
Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd. in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the sources said.
Fourteen police officers from Guangdong Province have also
returned to the provincial capital of Guangzhou after finishing a
preliminary on-site investigation in Qiqihar, said the sources.
Five people died after receiving the fake Armillarisni A
injection made by the Qiqihar No. 2 Pharmaceutical company.
Drug authorities in Guangdong Province reported on May 3 that
patients using the injection had developed acute kidney failure
symptoms, which prompted immediate investigations into the
case.
The government has shut down the plant and banned the sale of
all its medicines. Efforts have also been made to track down and
seal up relevant drugs sold to various regions.
(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2006)
