India, June 6 -- Eight men working as chemists and medical representatives across Delhi were arrested for allegedly running a racket involving counterfeit, unauthorised, or spurious anti-cancer drugs sourced from countries such as Egypt, Turkey, and others in Asia, police said on Thursday. Fake medicines worth crores were also seized.

Among the drugs recovered were high-value cancer treatments like Opdivo, Pembrolizumab, Cetuximab, Lenvatinib, and seven other critical injections and capsules.

Police said the gang was allegedly led by 41-year-old Naveen Arya - a PhD scholar and law graduate - who had operated a shop in Chandni Chowk's Bhagirath Palace for over four years. Arya and his wife are absconding, while his associates have been a...