April 21st, in an open sewer ditch on Zhengshang Road in Zhengzhou, a large quantity of empty medicine capsules appeared overnight, turning 300 meters of the ditch into a "rainbow river". Some of the capsules have already been washed downstream, dying the river blue-green. Nearby residents stated there isn't a pharmaceutical factory nearby, so perhaps the capsules were secretly manufactured in an illegal small workshop.
Yesterday afternoon, village director Sun Baozhou in a telephone interview said he wasn't aware of the capsules discovered in the ditch, though confirmed there is no pharmaceutical factory nearby. He said that previously there was a small pharmaceutical workshop in the village, which was dealt with months ago, and in light of the present situation might be again secretly producing capsules. "We will again investigate the village to see whether this kind of workshop exists, and if we find it, we will immediately take care of it." At the local police station, in the Police Affairs Office, officer Miao Yunzhan was also unaware of the capsule situation.
Reporters note: at the village entrance a 360 degree webcam is installed, as for whether it is operational or not, Miao Yunzhan and Sun Baozhou both were not able to clearly say.
4月22日，河南郑州市郑上路三十里铺李岗村道路两侧的排污明渠里被倾倒了大量的空心胶囊。胶囊壳绵延300余米，渠水被染成蓝绿色。4月23日，郑州市食品药品监督管理局工作人员，赶赴现场进行调查取证，并将胶囊打捞出销毁。