18 detained over sales of purported cancer cure

Eighteen suspects had been detained as of Monday in connection with an alleged pyramid scheme and false advertising of a purported anti-cancer drug, investigators said.

The suspects include Shu Yuhui, chairman and founder of Tianjin-based drugmaker Quanjian Nature Medicine Technology Development Co.

Zhou Erli, whose daughter died of cancer after taking medicine supplied by Quanjian, told thepaper.cn that he was thrilled to hear the news.