In this image from a video report by VTV, allegedly used condoms are shown being packed for sale in Binh Duong province, Vietnam, on Sept. 10, 2020. Vietnamese police say they will investigate a factory that was found recycling about 320,000 used condoms for resale.
Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms that were reportedly cleaned and resold as new, state media reported.
Footage broadcast by state-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) this week showed dozens of large bags containing the used contraceptives scattered across the floor of a warehouse in the southern province of Binh Duong.
Police said the bags weighed more than 360 kilograms (794 pounds), equivalent to 345,000 condoms, according to VTV.
The owner of the warehouse said it had received a "monthly input of used condoms from an unknown person," state newspaper Tuoi Tre reported.
A woman detained during the bust told police that the used prophylactics were first boiled in water and then dried and reshaped on a wooden phallus before being repackaged and resold.
VTV said it was not clear how many of the recycled condoms had already been sold. The detained woman said she had received 17 cents for every kilogram of recycled condoms she produced.
Photos: Cuban uses condoms, fruit to make wine
From origins as an illicit backyard still, Cuba's "El Canal" winery became a flourishing business annually producing thousands of gallons of wine.
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Esteve, prepares a jug of wine at his house in Havana, Cuba. His father, also named Orestes, made wine for decades. After a career in the military and security services he legalized his business and opened the tiny winery in 2000 as communist Cuba took the first steps toward allowing private enterprise. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Estevez poses among dozens condom topped wine jugs at his house in Havana, Cuba, Thursday. Estevez and his family fill the glass jugs with grapes, ginger and hibiscus, then slip a condom over each glass neck to start the unusual process of winemaking in a land famed for rum. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Esteves moves a wine jug, at his home in Havana, Cuba. The winery started by his father who is also named Orestes, tends to 300 jugs containing five gallons of wine apiece. The main ingredient is Cuban grapes, but added flavors include tropical fruits and vegetables of virtually every variety. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Esteves caps a jug of wine with a condom, at his house in Havana, Cuba. The winery has become a neighborhood attraction, with residents of the El Cerro neighborhood sitting on the curb at all hours sipping Estevez's wine from green glasses.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Estevez poses among dozens of condom capped wine jugs at his house in Havana, Cuba. Estevez's product is bottled and sold for consumption in homes and restaurants, with sales at an average of 50 bottles a day for 10 Cuban pesos (40 cents) apiece. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Esteves moves a jug of wine, at his house in Havana, Cuba. His father, also named Orestes, started the winery as an illicit backyard still. Now the "El Canal" winery has become a flourishing business that annually produces thousands of gallons of wine flavored with guava, watercress and beets. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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In this March 30, 2017 photo, several condom topped wine jugs stand in winemaker Orestes Estevez' house in Havana, Cuba. The condoms slowly inflate as the fruity mix ferments and produces gases. When the contraceptive is fully inflated, they know that the fermentation is done and the wine is ready to serve. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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