Latest news with #Eskuf
New Indian Express
27-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Three held with cough syrup, sedatives in Odisha's Bargarh
BARGARH: In another significant crackdown on illegal drug trade, Bargarh Town police seized a massive cache of codeine-laced cough syrup bottles and sedative tablets during an early morning raid in Bisipada area on Saturday. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team led by sub-inspector Alok Kumar Mahalik raided a location and apprehended three persons allegedly involved in the illegal trade. It led to recovery of 1,970 sealed bottles of Wincerex and Eskuf cough syrup, commonly misused for intoxication besides 1,000 Nitrosun tablets, a sedative regulated under the NDPS Act. Police also seized two mobile phones, and two two-wheelers. used for transportation The three arrested were identified as Uttam Sindria (26), Ritik Gartia (22) and Rohit Gartia (26). During investigation, police found that accused Uttam is a history-sheeter with eight previous cases registered against him under Town police limits. Rohit has two prior cases, while Ritik Gartia has no past criminal antecedents. A case has been registered under sections 111/61 (2)/3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 21 (b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, said SDPO,0 P Tripathy. Police said further investigation is underway to identify the source of the contraband and bust the larger network behind the illicit supply chain. On Monday, Town Police had arrested seven individuals and seized 2,171 bottles of cough syrup during a pre-dawn raid in the same area.
United News of India
27-07-2025
- United News of India
Huge cache of banned cough syrups seized in Odisha, three arrested
States » East Bhubaneswar, July 27 (UNI) Police in Odisha's Bargarh district have arrested three persons for smuggling of codeine-laced Wincerex and Eskuf cough syrup, a banned substance under Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS). Acting upon specific intelligence regarding hoarding and transportation of cough syrup by suspected drug peddlers in the Bisipada area, a raid was conducted and three persons were intercepted on Saturday, police said. In the presence of an Executive Magistrate and government witness, a search was conducted, leading to the recovery of 1970 bottles of Wincerex cough syrup and Eskuf cough syrup and 1000 Nitrosun Tablets . All necessary legal formalities under the NDPS Act were duly followed. The accused persons were taken into custody yesterday and were forwarded to Court. Later they were sent to jail after the Court rejected his bail application. Further investigation is underway to trace the origin of the contraband articles and unearth the broader network involved in the illicit drug trade, said Superintendent of Police, Bargarh, Prahlad Sahai Meena. UNI XC BM
