Banned cough syrup worth Rs 2 crore recovered from goods train in Tripura | Guwahati News
NEW DELHI: Authorities in Tripura have seized banned cough syrup worth around Rs 2 crore from a goods train at Jirania railway station, police said on Friday. The recovery followed a joint operation on Thursday involving the Government Railway Police (GRP), customs department, and the Special Task Force (STF). The search began around 4:30pm and continued into the early hours of Friday.
“In a major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking, a joint operation was carried out by the Government Railway Police Force (GRP), customs department and Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday,” an official release said. “During the coordinated raid, the teams successfully recovered 90,000 bottles of banned Escuf syrup (100 ml each) from two goods train wagons stationed at Jirania railway station in West Tripura,” it added. The seized consignment is estimated to be worth about Rs 2 crore. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the seizure, police said. The Escuf syrup, often misused as an intoxicant, has been banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
