Ghaziabad, Nov. 24 -- Three men accused of illegal trade of cancer medicines sourced from Punjab, Delhi and government hospitals were arrested in a joint operation by the Ghaziabad Police and the Drug Department on Friday. Officials said medicines worth nearly Rs.19 lakh, including expired stock, were seized from their possession.

Police identified the suspects as Vishwas Tyagi, 35, and Prince Tyagi, 28, both residents of Ghaziabad, and Akash Sharma, 34, a resident of Agra. According to investigators, the group accessed costly Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) medicines through an extensive "black market" network and sold them illegally in the private market.

"The Drug Department received a tip-off that a group was involved in bla...