According to authorities, in the Churaibari area of Assam’s Karimganj district close to the Tripura border, Assam authorities confiscated 61,000 bottles of illegal cough syrup with a market value of Rs 4 crore from a truck. Police also detained the truck’s driver, Biswajit Biswas, who was also detained. Police claimed they stopped a truck in the Churaibari region after receiving a tip.
“Our operation against drugs is going on. Last night, we intercepted a truck. We have recovered and seized 61,000 banned cough syrup bottles from the truck. We also apprehended the driver of the truck. The market value of the seized cough syrup bottles is estimated at around Rs 4 crore,” Pratap Das, Additional Superintendent of Police of Karimganj district, said. Further investigation is underway.
