One small-time operation ground up sheet-rock and put it in gel-caps to sell as medicine. A peasant village raided a hospital dumpster to reclaim discarded surgical equipment, wash it in a nearby canal, re-package it in sealed plastic saying “sterilized,” and sell it back to the hospital at cut-rate prices.
而中国人自己其实完全清楚他们的食品、药品、水和空气的纯净很令人生疑。小道消息一直以来就充塞着关于许多东西出了错的传闻。一个小作坊把石膏灰胶纸板碾碎，然后将其灌进胶囊里充当药来卖。一位村民到医院的垃圾袋里收集被丢弃的手术设备，在临近的一条运河里冲洗一下，然后将其重新包装进一个密封的塑料袋里说它“已经消过毒了”，然后将它们以一个较低的价格卖回给医院。