RM600,000 Worth Of Drugs Containing Poisons Seized

MELAKA, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Enforcement officers seized RM600,000 worth of drugs suspected to contain poisons and unregistered with the Ministry of Health in raids over the last three days in the state.
Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services Dr Ahmad Mahmud said 500 types of drugs were seized at 20 premises, such as Chinese medicine shops, a coffee mill and "pasar malam" (night market) stalls.
The products confiscated included those that were imported without a permit from Indonesia, Thailand and China, he told reporters here.
Dr Ahmad said the three-day operation involved 50 enforcement officers as well as the police.
At a coffee mill in Batu Berendam, he said, the officers found that a poison containing Sildenafil -- a drug to correct erectile dysfunction -- was added to the coffee powder.
"Sildenafil is only given under a doctor's prescription and can have adverse consequences for heart and diabetic patients," he said.