Chinese man arrested at Delhi airport for smuggling anti-cancer medicine worth Rs 1.23 cr

The accused was intercepted when he was proceeding to depart to Kunming in China on Sunday.

"A detailed examination of hand baggage and check-in baggages of the passenger resulted in the recovery of schedule H medicines valued at Rs 1.23 crore," the customs department said in the statement.

The medicine were kept in the four check-in -baggages of the passenger, it said. Official sources said the medicine were meant for cancer treatment.

Schedule H medicine cannot be sold without a doctor's prescription. The Chinese man has been arrested and the medicine were seized.