Bolangir (Odisha), March 14 -- : As many as 35 suspected members of the 'cough syrup mafia' were arrested by the Bolangir Police under its 'Mission Cough Syrup' drive.
Police informed further that 'Eskuf' cough syrup bottles, worth Rs 35 lakh, were seized from the arrested persons.
According to police, Sana Negi and Prashant Kheti were identified as the two major players in the racket.
Bolangir Police said as part of 'Mission Cough Syrup', which is a crackdown against the cough syrup mafia, they busted an interstate organised racket on Sunday.
The racket is said to be the largest to have been busted by the Bolangir Police, so far.
Balangir SP Nitin Kushalkar said on the basis of local and technical intelligence and pieces of evidence ...