Suspect Arrested for Selling Non-Approved Covid-19 Test Kits NR20100ti

Suspect Arrested for Selling Covid-19 Test
Kits Not Approved by Federal Drug
Administration
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles
Police Department’s Commercial Crimes Division, Intellectual
Property Crimes Unit (IPCU), announce the arrest of a suspect for
selling Covid-19 test kits that have not been approved by the
Federal Drug Administration.

On May 12, 2020, around 2:00 p.m., the Los Angeles Police
Department’s Commercial Crimes Division, Intellectual Property
Crimes Unit, in collaboration with Homeland Security Investigation
(HSI) served a search warrant near the 800 block of Broadway Avenue
in the city of Santa Monica. Detectives arrested Ying Lien Wang,
39-years-old, for selling Covid-19 test kits that have not been
approved by the Federal Drug Administration.

Investigators conducted three undercover buys and surveilled the
suspect before her subsequent arrest for a violation of 17500
Business and Professions Code-False Advertising. The suspect sold
her products on Craigslist. None of the Covid-19 test kits
recovered had been tested to meet United States safety standards
and could pose a risk to anyone using them. Investigators recovered
61 non-approved Covid-19 test kits. There will be additional
pending charges are for 109920 Health and Safety Code.

Residents are reminded that Los Angeles is offering free
coronavirus testing to all, you may obtain one, free of charge by
logging in to covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/

Anyone with additional information about this crime is asked to
contact Commercial Crimes Detectives at (213) 486-5940. During
non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to
1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous
should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
(800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters
may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips”
under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online
tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P-3 Tips” mobile
application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their
local program.