Delhi: Woman arrested for illegally selling Mephentermine injections to gym goers
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New Delhi: A woman was arrested for allegedly selling psychotropic injections of mephentermine to gym-goers illegally without a prescription or licence in South Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area.
Sixty such injections were seized from the residence of the accused, identified as Nidhi. Acting on a tip-off, a joint operation was conducted on December 26 by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Crime Branch and the Delhi drug department, leading to the woman's arrest.
Authorities believe that Nidhi was involved in the illegal distribution of these injections which are often misused for non-medical purposes, it said.
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As per PTI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Bhisham Singh said when the raid was conducted at Nidhi’s residence, around 60 injections of mephentermine were found.
These injections are classified under Schedule-H of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and are not covered under the NDPS Act, Singh said.
The joint team seized these injections and the drug inspector has taken action under section 22/23 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, police said in the statement.
Punishment under these sections is a minimum of three years and a maximum of life imprisonment.
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Singh said further investigation is ongoing to identify any potential connections to larger networks involved in drug trafficking.
The police said Nidhi has no prior criminal record. However, her activities of illegally storing and selling psychotropic substances posed a significant threat to public health, particularly among the youth in the area.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Delhi Police has arrested a B. Pharm and 2 others for manufacturing and distributing Alprazolam tablets and Triprolidine Hydrochloride and Codeine Phosphate syrup across the country.
