Dating Model-Aktres, Hinuli ng NBI Dahil sa Umanoy Pagbebenta ng mga Covid Test Kits
A former model nabbed by the National Bureau of Investigation for allegedly selling test kits without a permit.
Actress-model Avi Siwa arrest by NBI on Friday.
The NBI said Avigail Siwa, also a former actress, was caught selling test kits online without a license from FDA.
According to FDA, C0VID-19 test kits can only be acquired through a prescription from licensed physicians, licensed hospitals, or drugstores. Only doctors or trained health professionals must administer tests, the agency said.
Besides selling test kits without a license, Siwa is also facing an “estafa” case for allegedly failing to deliver orders of rice she had sold.
Behind the allegations against her, Siwa stands firm and said that she didn’t do anything wrong.
“I’m registered in DTI. I can prove myself that I’m not guilty,” Siwa said.
She denied all allegations, saying she will face head-on charges filed against her.
“I will definitely fight,” she told reporters.
The FDA prohibits the online selling of test kits. In the Twitter post, ABS-CBN has included a screenshot of Avi’s May 11 FB post about the test kits.
Additionally, another FB account with her name also had this post on May 15 saying, “Good news – my 10,000 test kits are here!” Apparently, she is also selling other medical equipment.
Aside from the P70,000 worth of COVID-19 test kits, Siwa also tried to sell personal protective equipment and rice to undercover agents.
Tension rose when she came face to face with a complainant, who claimed that Siwa failed to deliver the sacks of rice she ordered.
Avi Siwa made headlines in 2017 due to her rivalry with Vina Morales. She filed libel, slander by deed, grave threats, against Morales for allegedly humiliating her in front of her friends and saying negative things about her second pregnancy.
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