Thane: 5 arrested with banned cough syrup stock worth Rs 31.75 lakh

The crime branch sleuths police seized 17,640 bottles of the cough syrups, having codeine phosphate (a type of opiate) and other chemicals. They were stored in 147 boxes and were intended for illegal sale, he said.  

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“We are probing from where the accused obtained the stock and to whom they intended to sell it. Further arrests may follow as we uncover the larger supply chain,” the official said.  

A case has been registered against the five persons, in the age group of 24 to 45 years, under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, he said.  

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Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that drugs with an estimated value of Rs 1 crore had been seized from Jain's godown in Dawa Bazar, located at a distance of about 200 metres from Hanumanganj police station in Bhopal and three persons were arrested allegedly in this connection. The confiscated drugs include over 9 lakh alprazolam tablets and 5,240 bottles of cough syrup.