As another substantial step towards containment of spurious drug circulation, UP Police raided a house under Sigra Police station on 1st March and seized a huge quantity of spurious drugs amounting to around Rs 7.35 cr.
Based on the inputs provided by Odisha Government in Health and Family Welfare Department to the Government of UP, UP STF raided a house under Sigra Police station on 1st March.
The medical items were seized from the possession of one Ashok Kumar, a resident of Bulandshahar under the Secunderabad police station. The Uttar Pradesh STF has arrested Ashok Kumar.
Besides the seizure of fake drugs, cash amounting to Rs 4 lakh were also recovered from the spot.
The raids exhumed what is said to be “one of the biggest spurious drug rackets” in near past.
It may be pertinent here to mention that Odisha Government constituted an Inter-State investigating team in mid-February this year, and deputed them to UP for carrying forward the investigation.
Secretary Health and Family Welfare Shalini Pandit requested her counterpart in UP Government urging their cooperation in the matter.
Acting on the confession of the accused, the STF raided another godown under Lahartara police station limits and seized spurious drugs worth Rs 7.35 crore.
An FIR has been registered in this connection and the STF is interrogating the accused. According to sources, they have busted one of the biggest spurious drug rackets and recovered cash amounting to Rs 4 lakh during the raids. . As of now, the subsequent interrogation is going on, and STF is carrying forward its activities.
