Hoang Van Toan at the police station. Police carried out urgent searches at two locations linked to Hoang Minh Duong Company Limited, directed by Hoang Van Toan (born 1986), a resident of Ba Thuoc Commune in Thanh Hoa. According to the investigation, the network was led by Hoang Van Toan and Le Dinh Tien (born 1996), also from Ba Thuoc Commune. After acquiring only partial knowledge of the remedy, Toan began mixing herbal ingredients according to his own ideas and branded the product as “Hoang Minh Duong joint herbal compress”. To build trust with patients, the group spread misleading information, claiming that the “Hoang Minh Duong joint herbal compress” was a family remedy passed down through three generations.

Source: VietNamNet News March 12, 2026 03:25 UTC