Three arrested with 590 bottles of cough syrup in Ahmedabad Rural

In a crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad Rural Police arrested three individuals in possession of 590 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, valued at ₹ 1.17 lakh.

According to reliable intelligence, three individuals identified as Lalubhai, aka Kahu Haribhai Chauhan of Chichada (Bavla Taluka), Chalimbha, aka Mazro Razakbhai Mansuri of Dholka, and Rakeshbhai, aka Tarzan Navghanbhai Pattani of Pattani-Chiyada, were reportedly transporting banned syrup from Ahmedabad to Dholka without a valid permit.

The SOG team intercepted a vehicle and conducted a thorough search. In the presence of government officials and under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 590 bottles of codeine-laced cough syrup (C25) were recovered. The team promptly registered an FIR at Dholka Town Police Station under various sections of the NDPS Act, and further investigation regarding the receiver of the drugs is ongoing.

The seized assets consist of 590 syrup bottles (value: ₹1.17lakh), a mobile phone worth ₹14,000, cash of ₹210, and a vehicle worth ₹3,03 lakh. Total assets worth an estimated ₹ 4.34 lakh were recovered from the trio

Arrested accused include Mazro Razakbhai Mansuri (37), resident of Dholka; Rakeshbhai alias Tarzan Navghanbhai Pattani (20), resident of Bavla, and Lalubhai alias Kahu Haribhai Chauhan (41), also from Bavla.

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