Woman Arrested for Selling Illegal Weight-Loss Pens in Phuket
A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Phuket for illegally selling unregistered weight-loss injection pens after police raided her rental room following community complaints. Officers seized four peptide pen sets and related equipment.
On August 7, Phuket City Police, under the supervision of Pol. Col. Chatri Chuekaew, led a raid on a rental room in Soi Kingkaew, Moo 3, Rattada subdistrict, Phuket City. The operation was conducted by deputy superintendent Pol. Lt. Krapol Liang Bunjinda and investigator Pol. Lt. Kan Aksonthong, together with Pudthachad Sangpraphan, a pharmaceutical specialist from the Phuket Provincial Health Office. Police arrested Ms. Ploy (alias), age 25, and seized four peptide weight-loss pen sets, twelve 0.5 cc syringes, and a mobile phone. The investigation began after residents reported that the rental room was illegally selling unregistered weight-loss products. Officers charged her under the Pharmaceutical Act B.E. 2510, Section 12, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, import, or ordering of pharmaceutical products without proper license, and Section 72, which prohibits the production and sale of unregistered medicines. The suspect was handed over to Phuket City Police for further legal proceedings.
