KOTA BARU: Police will conduct an investigation if the Health Ministry lodges a report on the illegal sale of Ivermectin, says Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim.

       The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said the sale of the drug was under the ministry according to the Poisons Act.

       “We will assist if there is a report about syndicates (selling Ivermectin). We will conduct a probe,” he said after a working visit to the Kelantan police headquarters yesterday.

       Recently, the promotion of the sale of Ivermectin as a drug that could cure Covid-19 infection has become increasingly aggressive on the black market and social media.

       In another development, he urged the public not to speculate, incite or spread fake news regarding the nation’s political situation as it could threaten the country’s peace. — Bernama