Police seized about 3000 bottles of cough syrup in the Karimganj district of Assam on Thursday. As per reports, the truck driver has been arrested by police in Churaibari, Karimganj district.
Niranjan Das, who’s in-charge of Churaibai police watch post, said the police team nabbed the driver as well as the co-driver of the truck, which bore the registration number MH-40BL-7948. “During a routine check, we intercepted the truck and recovered 15 cartoons of Phensedyl cough syrup from the truck. We have apprehended the driver and co-driver of the truck,” Das said.
He further added that the price of the seized cough syrup bottles is estimated at around Rs 15 lakh.
Reportedly, the truck was on its way to Agartala, in Tripura, when it was seized. According to the information, a case has been registered under the NDPS Act in this regard.