Varanasi Police busted a cough syrup racket worth crores running through fake super stockists and illegal drug licenses. Two accused arrested, illegal trade worth more than Rs 7 crore exposed. Many shocking facts came to light in the investigation.
Varanasi. The morning of the city became heavy when the Kotwali police revealed one by one the layers of the long-running cough syrup scandal. The business which from outside was considered to be a normal network of drug distribution, inside it was flourishing a drug trade worth crores of rupees. When the police started connecting the threads of fake stockists, OTP based transactions and commission on each bottle, the entire network emerged like an organized system.
Trap of fake super stockist, commission of Re 1 per bottle and illegal business of 15 months
In the cough syrup case, the police said that a person named Shubham Jaiswal had set up a complete system to make a fake super stockist. He used to give a commission of Re 1 per bottle to the people in whose name he opened fake firms. In this way the accused used to earn Rs 30 to 35 thousand every month.
Police investigation revealed that these people had sold cough syrup worth more than Rs 7 crore in about 15 months. The statements of the owners of the vehicles recorded in the e-way bill also confirm this illegal supply chain.
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Two big accused arrested, transactions worth lakhs of bottles and crores exposed
Two main accused involved in supply of illegal cough syrup containing codeine-
- Vishal Kumar Jaiswal
- Badal Arya
Has been arrested by the police. Police investigation revealed that-
- 4.18 lakh bottles were bought and sold through Hari Om firm operating in the name of Vishal Kumar, which is worth about Rs 5 crore.
- Whereas Badal Arya’s Kaal Bhairav Traders had purchased 1.23 lakh bottles of cough syrup from Ranchi-based Shaili Traders for Rs 2 crore.
Greed to earn more in less time, full story of fake documents and drug license
DCP Gaurav Banswal said that during interrogation of both the accused, it was revealed that this entire network was created through DSA Pharma, Shri Hari Pharma and Surgical Agency and Shaili Traders. Shubham Jaiswal and his associates lured these people into this business by showing fake shops, making fake documents and obtaining drug licenses illegally.
The accused told that-
- The entire transaction was under the control of Divesh Jaiswal.
- He used to handle all the transactions by taking OTP.
- Within a year he did illegal business worth about Rs 7 crore.
Case registered under strict sections, questions raised on the role of drugs department
DCP Banswal said that action has been taken against the accused under DNDPS Act, 61(2), 318(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2) BNS, and Section 8/21/29 NDPS Act.
He also said that the investigation in the case is still going on at many levels and the role of the drugs department is also being investigated. Further action will be taken after the responsibilities of the people associated with the concerned department are decided.
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