Banned cough syrup worth Rs 30 lakh seized in Tripura, 9 arrested
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Agartala: 1,500 bottles of banned cough syrup worth Rs 30 lakh have been seized by a joint team of GRP and RPF from Agartala railway station and arrest of nine persons was made in this connection, an official said on Wednesday.
Based on inputs received, a joint team of GRP and RPF launched a search operation in a parcel van at Agartala railway station on Monday night and seized 1,500 bottles of Escoff (banned cough syrup) valued at Rs 30 lakh, the officer said.
Medical Dialogues team has recently reported that five persons have been arrested for illegally possessing a large quantity of bottles of two banned cough syrups worth Rs 31.75 lakh in Thane district of Maharashtra. They were possessing it without the knowledge that the sale of these syrups was not allowed with a proper authorisation.
Read also: Thane: 5 arrested with banned cough syrup stock worth Rs 31.75 lakh
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