Man nabbed for Viagra brew sale

Published Aug 21, 2014

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CHINESE police have arrested a businessman who is alleged to have added the active ingredient from anti-impotence drug Viagra to bottles of alcohol.

The businessman, known only as Mr Huang, was arrested in Jianshi County in China’s Hubei province on Sunday, according to officials.

The man is accused of adding 1kg of sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, to 750 litres of a clear Chinese spirit known as Baijiu.

China Daily reported that the man bought the drug in January and began adding it to the spirit at his factory in February. Police claim he sold 420 100ml bottles of the spirit in Wuhan while a further 750 bottles were sold in Jianshi County. He was receiving about £3 (R53) a bottle. – Daily Mail

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