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Drugs worth Rs 547 cr seized, 15 arrested: Amit Shah
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....rugs worth Rs 547 cr seized, 15 arrested: Amit Shah<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 2-5-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) Drugs worth Rs 547 crore were seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and 15 people arrested in this connection, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. "Bharat is axing down drug cartels with ruthless aggression. The Amritsar Zonal Unit of the NCB axed a drug diversion ....
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....cartel through a 4-month-long operation across 4 states, seizing drugs worth Rs 547 crore and arresting 15," Shah wrote on X. He said this action is a giant stride towards building a drug-free India under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a major step towards the government's zero tolerance approach against drugs, the NCB has seized 1.36 crore psychotropic tablets from a distributor....
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.... in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, an official release said. The NCB has also seized 11,693 Codeine-based cough syrup (CBCS) bottles and 2.9 kg of Tramadol powder from a manufacture in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The total value of seized drugs is around Rs. 547 crore. The Amritsar zonal unit of the NCB busted major networks involved in illegal diversion and distribution of pharmaceutical medicines for ....
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....non-medical use across Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi. A sustained intelligence-driven operation and 'Top to Bottom and Bottom to Top' approach in investigation of cases from December 2024 to April 2025 led to significant seizures and arrests, exposing a complex nexus between manufacturers, stockist, and front operators, the release said. On April 20-21, 2025, the raids were co....
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....nducted in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The search in Uttarakhand resulted in seizure of 11,693 CBCS bottles and 2.9 kg of Tramadol powder from J R Pharmaceuticals. The search at the premises of key distributor, Embit Bio Medix, Himachal Pradesh, resulted in the seizure of 19,25,200 tablets and the search at the premise of Aashi pharmaceutical, Bawana, Delhi resulted in the seizure o....
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....f 1.17 crore tablets of Tramadol and Alprazolam indicating massive unauthorised possession and illegal distribution of pharmaceuticals medicine. The proprietor of Embit Bio Medix was arrested earlier, while attempting to flee to Vietnam on April 18 at Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi. The investigation revealed that proprietor of Embit Bio Medix, Himachal Pradesh had previously operated in Delhi, wh....
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....ere his drug license was cancelled in December 2022. Concealing this, he obtained a new license in Himachal Pradesh and also launched another firm in Delhi, registered under an associate's Aashi Pharmaceutical, the release said. The investigation started four months ago when a person impersonating a medical professional was intercepted at Amritsar with 2,280 Alprazolam and 1,220 Tramadol tablets....
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..... Further investigation uncovered a local distribution chain, leading to several arrests and follow-up searches that resulted in the recovery of 21,400 more Tramadol tablets and 43,000 Alprazolam tablets. In another case in February, a separate seizure of 5,000 Tramadol Hydrochloride (Trekm-100) tablets in Amritsar led investigators to a chain extending into Tarn Taran, Dehradun, and Manawala. ....
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....The source trail pointed toward the illegal supply of pharmaceutical medicines by individuals operating without valid licenses, supported by dummy medical setups. Investigations in both cases revealed involvement of same pharmaceutical manufacturing company that is J R pharmaceutical based in Haridwar, which led to suspicion and through investigation conducted so far, has disclosed large-scale di....
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....version of pharmaceuticals medicine by M/s J R Pharmaceuticals, Haridwar and others. The follow up raids conducted in February at J R Pharmaceuticals led to seizures of 16,860 Tramadol tablets, 327 bottles of CBCS, and 2.55 lakh loose Tramadol tablets (80.7 kg) hidden in drums. Further raids in the same month, based on information provided during interrogation, led to the seizure of 8,89,064 CBC....
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....S bottles held without valid documentation purportedly for diversion. Investigation further revealed that several front stockist firms were found to be fake or non-operational and diversions of the drugs were carried out using them. One such firm, M/s Tiwari Medical Agency, Dehradun was found upon verification to be a sweet/tailor shop and proprietor of firm was found to be working as a maid, wh....
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....ile other firms, M/s Kavati Health Care Pvt Ltd, Dehradun, and M/s Life Care Pharma, Kolkata found to be non-existent at declared address. The mastermind behind the dummy stockist M/s Tiwari Medical Agency was arrested, leading to the seizure of 1.24 lakh Alprazolam tablets from a roadside dhaba in Dehradun. The investigation revealed that he was getting the pharmaceutical drugs from other firms....
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.... as well. The NCB is actively coordinating with the GST Department, State Drug Controllers, Income Tax Authorities, CBN, and financial institutions to uncover the full extent of the drug diversion network. Investigation conducted so far led to cumulative seizure of over 1.42 crore of Tramadol and Alprazolam tablets, 2.9 kg tramadol powder, & 9,01,084 CBCS bottles (approx. 135 tons), and arrest o....
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....f 15 accused from 04 different states in last four months. Leads about involvement of others, have also been revealed during investigation and more seizure are expected in next few weeks . "The seizure exemplifies the NCB's commitment to successfully dismantle drug networks. To fight against drug trafficking, NCB seeks support of the citizens. Any person can share information related to sale of n....
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....arcotics by calling on MANAS- National Narcotics Helpline Toll Free Number-1933," the release said. PTI ACB ZMN<BR> News - Press release - PIB....