It was not clear whether Prof Lu had been held but his alleged activities echo those of the fictional former professor Walter White (left), who sold "crystal meth", a form of methamphetamine, in the hit US TV show "Breaking Bad".
BEIJING (AFP): A former chemistry professor has been identified by the Chinese police as part of a gang, which cooked up synthetic drugs for sale nationwide, media reported Tuesday.
The 50-year-old former academic surnamed Lu had "a set of recipes for producing methcathinone", a drug similar to methamphetamine, which he provided to dealers, China Business News (CBN) reported.
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