Former chemistry professor sentenced to life for making and exporting narcotics

The scene of the arrests in 2015. Photo: Handout.

BEIJING: A Chinese chemistry professor was sentenced to life behind bars on Thursday for his role in a multi-million dollar drug making scheme that drew comparisons with hit United States television show Breaking Bad.

The convicted chemist, surnamed Zhang, and his partner, surnamed Yang, made more than 4mil yuan (RM2.5mil) each year for almost a decade manufacturing narcotics sold over the internet to customers in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, the official Xinhua news agency reported.