Mumbai police seize 710 bottles of opioid cough syrup in Malwani drug bust
MUMBAI: Two men were arrested with bottles of cough syrup mixed with opiates at Malwani on Tuesday. Police said 710 bottles were seized containing cough syrup mixed with codeine phosphate, a form of an opioid pain reliever available by prescription only in many countries due to its potential for addiction and misuse.
The Malwani police team had received specific information and picked up Rizwan Ansari, 29, and Naved Batatawala, 27, near MV Desai ground, Marve Road, Malad West on Tuesday. The product was being sold in plastic bottles for Rs 500 each.
The two accused are residents of Dongri. They have been booked under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by sub-inspector Deepak Hinde under the supervision of DCP Anand Bhoite and senior inspector Shailendra Nagarkar. The bottles were being ferried in sacks and the seizure is worth Rs 3.5 lakh totally.
The Malwani police team had received specific information and picked up Rizwan Ansari, 29, and Naved Batatawala, 27, near MV Desai ground, Marve Road, Malad West on Tuesday. The product was being sold in plastic bottles for Rs 500 each.
The two accused are residents of Dongri. They have been booked under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by sub-inspector Deepak Hinde under the supervision of DCP Anand Bhoite and senior inspector Shailendra Nagarkar. The bottles were being ferried in sacks and the seizure is worth Rs 3.5 lakh totally.
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