Pharmacy owners arrested on suspicion of selling drugs without prescription, including ``Manjaro'' - Metropolitan Police Department

By the 22nd, the Living Environment Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had arrested Wang Pei (40), a Chinese national who is the effective manager of First Beauty Pharmacy (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), from Toyosu, Koto Ward, and Satoshi Hatori (54), president of the management company, Fukucho, Shinjuku Ward, on suspicion of violating the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act for selling prescription drugs without a prescription. He has not made it clear whether he approves or disapproves.

Manjaro suspected of selling diabetes drugs without a license

According to the department, the suspects are believed to have advertised on Chinese social media and sold and delivered drugs to Chinese people. The store mainly sells medicines for lifestyle-related diseases, and some customers reportedly purchased the diabetes drug Manjaro for diet purposes.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of selling diabetes medication, asthma medication, and other drugs to four men and women who did not have prescriptions issued by a doctor between January 30 and June 30.

The division also plans to submit documents to the prosecutor's office on the same charges against two pharmacists working at the pharmacy and the operating company Medics Japan (Shinjuku Ward).