THE Marine Police Force (PPM) detained a woman and seized medicinal and cosmetic products that are not registered with the Health Ministry, worth RM49,762, in Kampung Bokara, Sandakan, yesterday.

Sabah Region 4 PPM Commander ACP Mohd Yazib Abd Aziz said the products were found in a lorry driven by the woman, aged 49, during an inspection as she was leaving the Sandakan Port at 1.30am.

The goods were believed to have been brought in by ferry from Zamboanga, the Philippines, he said in a statement today.

He said the goods included 51 bottles of Vitamin B, 260 boxes of Bexan XP vitamins, and 67 boxes of Derby pills.

The case will be referred to the Pharmaceutical Division of the Sandakan Health Department. – Bernama, March 8, 2018.