Prohibited drugs worth over Rs 25 lakh seized; medical store owner, 2 others arrested
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Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum District Police have seized banned drugs worth over Rs 25 lakh in raids conducted at some places, including a medical store in Olidih area, according to officials. The raid has led to the arrest of three people including the medical store owner.
Acting on a tip-off, a police raid team headed by SP (Rural) Rishava Garg conducted the raids on Sunday and recovered banned drugs like cough syrup bottles and specific medicines, they said.
According to PTI, Senior Superintendent of Police Kishore Kaushal said, “We will not rule out the possibility of the involvement of more people in this illegal trade…the medical store has been sealed”.
Further investigation is underway.
In mid-December, spurious drugs worth Rs 1.85 crore were seized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) personnel. The seizure followed raids conducted at a godown in Bhiwandi and another establishment in Mira Road area over the past few months.
Earlier, Delhi Police seized 30 kilograms of Alprazolam tablets worth Rs one crore in the international market. Two drug peddlers, identified as Laxman (32) and Pankaj (18), arrested in connection with the seizure.
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