By Chiu Chun-fu and Jason Pan / Staff reportersPolice yesterday said they have busted a drug trafficking ring smuggling narcotics to Malaysia and seized 1.18 million tablets of Erimin, a brand name of the hypnotic drug nimetazepam. Four people were detained in raids conducted last month in New Taipei City, police said. “We found up to 10 Erimin tablets in each pouch. “We busted that ring, and formed a team to follow up and conduct surveillance to find the drugs’ supplier, which led us to this smuggling ring,” he said. The street price of one Erimin tablet is about NT$250, while it has a value of about NT$400 in Southeast Asian countries, the bureau said.

Source: Taipei Times November 06, 2019 16:01 UTC