Overview

• The Narcotics Control Bureau seized over 1.42 crore psychotropic tablets, 9,01,084 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, and 2.9 kg of Tramadol powder worth Rs 547 crore.
• The operation uncovered a complex nexus involving fake stockists, dummy medical setups, and concealed licenses used to divert pharmaceutical drugs for non-medical use.
• Key arrests include the proprietor of Embit Bio Medix, apprehended at Delhi airport while attempting to flee to Vietnam after obtaining a fraudulent license in Himachal Pradesh.
• Investigations revealed several front firms, including a Dehradun medical agency that operated out of a sweet shop, used to mask large-scale drug trafficking.
• The crackdown aligns with the government’s zero-tolerance anti-drug campaign under the vision of a drug-free Bharat, with further leads expected to disrupt the network further.