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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Police bust counterfeit cancer drug racket in India

Police in India’s capital of Delhi busted a multi-city racket trafficking counterfeit and illegally diverted anti-cancer drugs, arrested 17 people, and seized medicines worth Rs 90m (£688,188) in a major crackdown.

The syndicate, involving hospital and nursing staff, allegedly traded in stolen and fake cancer treatment drugs from several government hospitals while replacing some of those with counterfeit medicines.

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