Assam: Karimganj Police seize 33,000 bottles of cough syrup worth Rs 2 Cr
According to the police, the apprehended accused have been identified as Jilani, Anaz and Abrar.
KARIMGANJ- Karimganj police apprehended three persons and seized 33,000 bottles of cough syrup worth around Rs two crore from a truck along the Assam-Tripura border, said the police on Wednesday.
According to the police, the apprehended accused have been identified as Jilani, Anaz and Abrar.
Based on a tip-off, the police team of the Churaibari police watch post in Karimganj district intercepted a truck and during the search, they recovered a large quantity of cough syrup bottles hidden in the truck.
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According to police, the truck was on its way from Uttar Pradesh to Agartala in Tripura.
“We had intercepted a truck in the Churaibari area and during the thorough search, we found and recovered 33,000 cough syrup bottles from the truck,” said Pranab Mili, a police officer of the Churaibari police watch post.
“The market value of the seized cough syrup bottles is estimated at around Rs two crore,” he added.
A case has been registered against the three accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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Further investigation into the matter is underway.
Earlier, Karimganj police seized 35,300 cough syrup bottles from a Tripura-bound truck and apprehended two persons in the Churaibari area on Sunday night, said the police.
