News Item - Illegal Medicines Destroyed

Illegal Medicines Destroyed

YOGYAKARTA: Hundreds of packages of medicines and traditional herbs of various brands were confiscated and destroyed by Yogyakarta’s Food and Drugs Control officers during its joint operation with the City’s Health officers starting on Monday.

The joint operation was conducted by seven personnels at several shops and drug stores in several parts of the city.

“In the fight against unregistered medicine we’ll continue the raids,” said the head of Yogyakarta City’s Healt officer, Chairul Anwar on Tuesday. Shop owners found setting the registered medicines would fisrt be warned as they probably did not know they were selling illegal products.