How licensed foreign dealer was nabbed trying to import fake drugs

 

A Chinese dealer caught importing fake (anti-retroviral) ARV drugs had been licensed by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

According to Business Daily, Shenxun Tian had a Kenyan practising licence issued by Kenyan authorities.

The man was apprehended on Friday and according to his authorization papers, the Chinese national was supposed to practice  Chinese Alternative Medicine in the country for 12 months.

In the letter drafted by the Director of Medical Services and copied to the Principal Immigration Officer, the man was permitted to operate from his office at Medicare Plaza, Hurlingham.

“You should not engage in any other medical treatment other than the practice of Chinese Alternative Medicine,” the letter signed by Annah Wamae directed.

Health CS Sicily Kariuki on Wednesday noted that the privilege extended to Tian under the letter formulated under the Public Health Act had been abused.

“If you look at the letter, it does not explicitly stop him, however, it is his responsibility to find out what the law limits him and so he is out of order and must be prosecuted,” CS Kariuki added.

The man was arrested by police on Friday with more than 100 cartons of fake anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs).

 

The police raided Tian’s residence in Kilimani after obtaining crucial leads on his possible involvement with counterfeit products.

Kilimani OCS Ashford Kinoti indicated that the inventory of the drugs nabbed was taken by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) where they are supposed to be tested to find out their efficacy, quality and safety.

Through his lawyer Keny Nyaencha, the suspect insisted that he was operating a legal business in the country and that he is a qualified doctor.

In a video captured during the arrest, it was interesting to note that the suspect had some of the drugs labelled “herbal.”

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