Monday the Shaoxing Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang province sentenced Wang Weiping to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of 2 million yuan (US$250,000) in a first ruling, because of the production of fake Viagra and Cialis (both anti-impotence drugs).
Yang Zhonghua of Xinhua wrote:
“A total of 381,000 fake Viagra pills and 1.4 million counterfeit Cialis tablets, worth a combined total of 241 million yuan (US$29 million) on the market, were also seized from workshops at Kangdeli Health Care, according to a release from the court.“
Wang established another manufacturing base at Guannan in Jiangsu Province.
Read Yang’s Xinhua article here. Hat tip to Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei.
