An illicit $19,000 shipment of injectable vaginal tightening gel from Hong Kong was intercepted by federal agents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last week, according to authorities.
A shipment of 2,536 unapproved pre-filled syringes of tightening gels that require users to wear chemical-resistant gloves to handle were found on Nov. 20, US Customs and Border Protection said Monday.
The shipment from the Chinese city was destined for a Woodbury home in the Gopher State before it was seized by border protection and the US Food and Drug Administration, the feds said.
The cosmetic gel is wrapped in pink packaging and looks ready for resale.
Medicines made in unregulated foreign companies can appear genuine, but are usually filled with dangerous contaminants and ineffective compounds that can harm the health of consumers, CBP said.
“This dangerous shipment is another example of someone using unregulated gels to prey on unsuspecting consumers with false promises,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, director of CBP field operations in the Chicago field office.
The package was intercepted on November 20. US Customs and Border Protection
“Not knowing what you’re putting into your body can be deadly, and consumers believe they’re getting a discount, when in fact they’re buying an inferior product with unapproved ingredients.”
Customs and Border Protection has made other notable seizures at international airports in recent months.
About 83 pounds of curry and dried beef from South Africa was destroyed after a passenger tried to bring it into the country in June.
In September, a passenger returning from Kenya tried to carry a small box of giraffe poo through a customer hoping to make a necklace out of it.
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