Drug Bust / 214 bottles of cough syrup seized in Mayurbhanj district; one arrested

Baripada, Nov 6: The District Mobile Excise Unit seized 214 bottles of cough syrup during a raid in Balimunduli village under Kuliana police station limits in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a source said on Friday.

The excise department arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Gobinda Chandra Nayak, on charges of allegedly selling the cough syrup illegally. He was produced before a court under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

According to the excise department, illegal cough syrup traders procure the bottles from places such as Raipur and Kolkata before selling them in different parts of Mayurbhanj district.

District Mobile Excise Inspector H Jagarao said the seized bottles would be sent for chemical examination.

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"In the preliminary investigation, it is clear that these syrups are being used for substance abuse," Jagarao said.

He added that the excise department would continue conducting raids to curb the illegal trade in cough syrup and other narcotic substances in the district.