Racket Selling Expired, Relabelled Cancer Drugs Including Keytruda, Enhertu Busted in UP, 3 Held
Ghaziabad: In a crackdown, Ghaziabad police have busted a racket dealing in expired and relabelled cancer medicines, arresting three men after seizing high-value oncology drugs that had been illegally repackaged with forged expiry dates.
The operation revealed that the group was circulating costly cancer medicines — some long expired and others originally meant for government supply — by altering labels and pushing them into private markets across major cities, putting countless patients at serious risk.
Officials said the arrested accused — Vishwas Tyagi (35), Akash Sharma (34) and Prince Tyagi (28) — were allegedly procuring expensive oncology medicines from wholesalers in Ghaziabad and Delhi using fake bills. These drugs, many marked “Not for Sale,” were then repackaged, relabelled and sold illegally in private channels, including those in Delhi and Mumbai. The police recovered a vial of Keytruda meant for government hospitals, along with Enhertu injections, GEFTIB strips, Bilypsa tablets, Zolasta vials, Novotex and other high-cost medicines — several of which had expired as early as May 2025.
During the raid, authorities also seized ₹8.85 lakh in cash and a UP-registered SUV used for transporting the drugs. Police officials noted that the accused were unable to produce any valid invoices, sale licences or prescriptions related to the seized medicines. A case has since been registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and further investigation is underway to trace the wider supply network.
According to the media report published by The420.in, authorities stated the probe is ongoing and more arrests are likely as the network’s links are traced.
