DCA raids medical shop in Hyderabad, illegal medicines worth Rs 25K seized

Officials found New Al-Shifa Medical and General Stores located at Zamistanpur in Musheerabad was running without a proper drug licence.

Hyderabad: A medical shop in Hyderabad was raided by officials of the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) on Tuesday, June 10, following a tip-off regarding the sale of illegal medicines.

Mohd Saddam Hussain ran ‘New Al-Shifa Medical and General Stores’, located at Zamistanpur in Musheerabad, without a legal drug licence.

During the raid, officials uncovered a huge quantity of unauthorised medicines kept for sale. A total of 35 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, abortion kits, habit-forming drugs viz. Alprazolam Tablets, Tramadol Tablets, IV fluids etc., were found.

The seized medicines were worth Rs. 25,000, a DCA official said. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.

The DCA urges public to report any suspicious drug-related activities. The seized drugs have been sent for laboratory analysis.

 

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