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DRI arrests two for smuggling 2 lakh Tramadol tablets to Nigeria
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two businessmen from Maharashtra for allegedly trying to smuggle two lakh Tramadol tablets to Nigeria. The consignment, booked by Vipra Pharmaceuticals, was declared as…
The Story in Brief
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two businessmen from Maharashtra for allegedly trying to smuggle two lakh Tramadol tablets to Nigeria. The consignment, booked by Vipra Pharmaceuticals, was declared as Pregabalin capsules but contained Tapentadol/Tramadol and Tramadol Hydrochloride tablets, both banned psychotropic substances under the NDPS Act.
The DRI intercepted the four-package consignment at the Air Cargo Complex in Mumbai on Tuesday. The accused, Bhargude Vilas Sadashiv (55) of Pune and Amit Kumar Upadhyay (49) of Mira Road, allegedly admitted to arranging the purchase, financing, packing and customs clearance. Investigators say custodial interrogation is needed to identify others in the smuggling network.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that India's drug enforcement is toothless or that banned substances routinely slip through misses the DRI's intelligence-led intercept here. But the fact that Tramadol, banned since 2018, was allegedly sourced and exported again shows gaps in manufacturing and export checks. The real test will be whether the probe traces the drug's origin and dismantles the supply chain, not just the two couriers.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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