Penang cops bust illegal medicine syndicate

GEORGE TOWN: A syndicate that processed illegal medicine has been crippled, with police arresting four people and seizing products worth RM14mil in the state.

State police chief Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said the syndicate, which had been active since early this year, was busted during a special operation jointly conducted by Bukit Aman and the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department) in collaboration with the state Health Department and Chemistry Department.