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NCB seizes over 15,000 codeine bottles, 1 kg charas in Mumbai
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an interstate drug trafficking network, arresting two people and seizing over 15,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, more than 12,000 Tramadol tablets, and 1.06 kg…
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an interstate drug trafficking network, arresting two people and seizing over 15,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, more than 12,000 Tramadol tablets, and 1.06 kg of charas in two operations in Mumbai. In one operation on August 8, officials stopped a passenger bus from Gujarat and recovered 1,080 bottles of cough syrup. They then traced the consignment to a godown in Vadodara, seizing another 13,938 bottles and 12,240 Tramadol tablets, along with fake invoices. In a separate operation on Wednesday, the NCB seized 1.06 kg of charas concealed among household items at a woman's residence in Ghatkopar.
The Indian Opinion
The NCB's focus on festive season demand conveniently shifts attention from a graver failure: prescription opioids are being diverted through fake invoices and doctored batch numbers at an industrial scale. The fact that a Gujarat-based distributor is already wanted in other cases shows the gaps in regulatory oversight. The real test will be whether the agency can trace the pharmaceuticals back to the manufacturers or wholesalers who supplied the smugglers, or if this bust remains a headline with no impact on the supply chain.
Sources (3): ndtv.com, ndtvprofit.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
