# 49,000 tramadol tablets seized from Ludhiana medical store, owner arrested 2026-08-27T06:02:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Drug control officials with Ludhiana police seized 49,000 tramadol tablets worth Rs 9.31 lakh from a medical store in Moti Nagar and arrested owner Pawan Kumar for stocking the narcotic analgesic without authorisation. A case under the NDPS Act was registered on the complaint of Drug Control Inspector Navdeep Singh Sandhu. The raiding team found the stock had no purchase records and that MRP, expiry dates and batch numbers had been erased. Kumar holds a licence to run the store but had no permission to stock tramadol, which is restricted to certain hospitals and adjacent pharmacies under prescribed conditions. During questioning, Kumar told police another man used to supply the tablets. Police are now trying to identify the supplier and trace the drug's source. The seized stock has been handed to Moti Nagar police for further investigation. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Tramadol is a Schedule H1 narcotic analgesic, meaning its sale is tightly controlled by the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Only registered pharmacies attached to recognised hospitals may stock it, and sale records must be maintained. The 49,000-tablet haul from a standalone store without purchase records points to a diversion into the illicit market, where tramadol is abused for its opioid effects. The NDPS Act Sections invoked, 22 (possession for trafficking), 61 (punishment for commercial quantity), and 85 (offences by companies), carry a minimum 10-year prison term. The police investigation now hinges on tracing the supply chain back to a wholesaler or manufacturer, as any licensed distributor would be required to show sale invoices under the state drug licensing regime. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Leads with seizure numbers and arrests, quotes only officials This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ludhiana, Moti Nagar, Navdeep Singh Sandhu, NDPS Act, Pawan Kumar, Tramadol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/49000-tramadol-tablets-seized-from-ludhiana-medical-store-owner-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/49000-tramadol-tablets-seized-from-ludhiana-medical-store-owner-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/