Reminds me of Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies. There was another horror film about a sausage maker. He’d kidnap these people and put them in the ground alive with just their heads sticking out. I watched way too much horror as a teen.
Seriously, I’m very thankful for the FDA right now.
“The capsules were all confiscated, but no one has been punished because the amount was deemed small and they weren’t intended for sale, said the customs official, who requested anonymity, citing department rules.”
“No sicknesses have been reported from ingesting the capsules.”
The BBC is also reporting the story. And they quote the Korea Times, which reports that an official says that
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“It was confirmed those capsules contain materials harmful to the human body, such as super bacteria. We need to take tougher measures to protect public health,” a customs official was quoted as saying by the Korea Times.
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All I can say is, EEEEEWWWWWWWW.
Most people have an aversion to cannibalism, but put it into a pill and they’ll take anything.
There’s been a market for exotic drugs for a long time. Rhino horn, testicles of different animals, brains etc. The demand has put several animals on the verge of extinction.
Consuming human flesh is very dangerous. Kuru sounds very much like mad cow disease. Plus all the bacteria they mentioned in the news report. Some very dangerous stuff in those capsules.
From the BBC link earlier. Sounds like these people have a sophisticated smuggling operation. I’m glad China is cracking down and stopping this operation.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought this. I mean, among the many things you think when reading about pills made of dead babies. What amazes me is that this is over in the secondary news. Where’s the RO? I haven’t seen a single freak out about it anywhere yet.
To be fair I’d be 99% certain this is being sold to customers seeking it out for exotic medicine purposes, its not like they are trying to pass off dead baby as hamburger to unsuspecting buyers or anything.
So it would be a bit like being thankful for the DEA busting heroin dealers so you’ll be protected from going and buying some.