China to probe 'human flesh' pills claims: media
- Published: 9 May 2012 at 12.48
- Online news: Asia
China will investigate South Korean claims that the country is the source of smuggled capsules made from human flesh, but said it had found no such evidence yet, Chinese state media said Wednesday.
This photo, released by Korea Customs Service on May 8, shows capsules filled with powdered human flesh, in Daejeon. S.Korea has intensified a crackdown on the smuggling of capsules from China containing the powdered flesh of dead babies, seen by some as a cure for disease, according to a customs official.
The gruesome practice came to light Sunday when Korea Customs said it had found 35 attempts to import from China 17,451 capsules containing the powdered flesh of dead babies, taken as a disease cure or to boost sexual performance.
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