11 held in China for sale of toxic capsules

BEIJING: Eleven people have been arrested for production and sale of toxic capsules on massive scale in east China’s Zhejiang Province. 

Police arrested the gang, headed by a man surnamed Pan, in late July in Ninghai County together with food and drug administration officials. 

They seized 440,000 capsules and more than 800 kg of semi-finished products or materials in their rented workshop. 

In February, the gang began to manufacture capsules with industrial gelatin, which contained chromium above norm, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. 

About 90 million toxic capsules were produced and sold before they were detained.