Factory fire smokes out illegal lab


JOHOR BARU: A fire that broke out at a factory in Desa Cemerlang industrial area here led to the discovery of a drug lab that had been hidden in the building for about a month.

State police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that drugs worth RM5.06mil were seized from the laboratory that went up in flames at about 9.40pm on Jan 31.

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