Tripura police seize banned cough syrups worth Rs 12 lakh

Tripura police seized a large cache of banned cough syrups worth Rs 12 lakh from an abandoned room inside the Khakchang Residential Complex in the Nandan Nagar area, on the outskirts of Agartala, late Wednesday night.

Speaking on the issue, New Capital Complex Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Subrata Barman said that locals living in the Khakchang Residential Complex observed some individuals unloading sacks into the abandoned room, which was previously used to store construction materials.

“We received information that an abandoned room, which was used to store construction items, had been accessed. On Wednesday evening, two individuals arrived in a vehicle and unloaded some sacks. The locals noticed this and, finding it suspicious, informed the police. When we arrived and started verifying the contents, we found banned cough syrups, 35 sacks in total,” he said.
The SDPO added that around 5,000 bottles of cough syrup were seized.  

“Although no individuals were found at the scene, the seized items have a market value of around Rs 12 lakh. We will be conducting an investigation,” he added.

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