UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that strict action has been taken in the illegal cough syrup smuggling case. NDPS, STF and FSDA, along with the UP government and police, are on the case. He lashed out at Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav on the topic of codeine cough syrup.
While addressing a press conference at the party office in Lucknow, Yadav said the issue related to the alleged codeine-based cough syrup case would be raised in the Legislative Assembly, calling it a matter of serious public concern.
Tiwari told ANI on Saturday that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have been questioning Aggarwal and that he was in good condition when they met him. The advocate emphasised that Aggarwal has not faced any ill treatment during questioning.
In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of banned codeine-based cough syrup, Varanasi Police on Tuesday seized around 30,000 bottles of prohibited cough syrup worth approximately Rs 60 lakh from a godown in the city.
In the high-profile codeine-based cough syrup trafficking case, absconding accused Shubham Jaiswal has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest. However, the petition could not be heard today, as the matter was deferred to next week.
The ED has attached industrial land in Haryana belonging to a Himachal Pradesh-based company accused of diverting the Codeine-based cough syrup "Cocrex" for illicit drug use.
In a major success against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Customs Department and Government Railway Police (GRP), seized a huge consignment of illegal pharmaceutical drugs at Jirania Railway Station, West Tripura on October 16, a press release said.
The Odisha Crime Branch has seized over 26,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup in a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade, officials said on Saturday.
The accused were found in possession of 2,360 Tramadol-based capsules and 135 bottles of codeine-based syrup--both banned for non-prescription use--valued at over Rs. 1 lakh in the international market.
Since 2021, Assam seized over Rs2,600 crore worth of drugs and arrested 20,000+ people under Mission #AssamAgainstDrugs. Major recoveries include heroin, meth, ganja, and codeine syrup. Chief Minister Himanta Sarma vows to continue efforts for a drug-free Assam and contribute to a drug-free
Assam Police seized 11,100 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup worth Rs two crore from a vehicle near Damcherra in the Cachar district of the state on Friday.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Kolkata arrested a notorious drug trafficker with a history of gold smuggling wanted in a seizure of a huge quantity of bottles of Codeine Based Cough Syrups (CBCS), officials said on Saturday.