Local chemist in Johor’s own ‘Breaking Bad’ story arrested


Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. —filepic

JOHOR BARU: Not unlike the fictional character Walter White from the American hit crime series Breaking Bad, a local chemist here has allegedly been using his knowledge to process and then sell illicit drugs.

Unlike White, who manufactured methamphetamine, the 36-year-old suspect processed and sold heroin, earning as much as RM10,000 a month for over a year.

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