VARANASI, Dec. 10 -- In all, 25,950 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup, each 100 ml, and a four-wheeler were seized and a man was arrested from near Sujabad Army Ground in Ramnagar area of Varanasi on Tuesday, police said. According to the police the recovered cough syrup was worth Rs.60 lakh.

The accused was identified as Rohit Kumar Verma, 32, a resident of Sujabad locality, Varanasi.

The police had received information that there was an illegal warehouse housing Codeine-based cough syrup somewhere in the Sujabad area of Ramnagar. On information, the police force reached a warehouse near Sujabad Army Ground.

The police team broke the lock of the room and inside, found a large quantity of cartons. The 173 boxes contained Codeine-bas...