VARANASI, Jan. 24 -- The special investigating team (SIT) of Sonbhadra police on Friday attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs.28.50 crore of Bhola Prasad, a prime accused in a codeine-based cough syrup smuggling case, following court orders, officials said.

The attachment was carried out at different locations in Varanasi, police said. Prasad, who is the father of the racket's alleged kingpin Subham Jaiswal, was arrested from the Kolkata airport last year when he was allegedly attempting to flee the country. At present, he is lodged in the Sonbhadra district jail.

"The SIT investigation found out that the accused was operating an organised syndicate for the illegal trafficking of codeine-laced cough syrup and had acquired movab...