AMRITSAR, Aug. 1 -- The Amritsar police commissionerate has unearthed an illegal opioid supply network with the arrest of six persons and seized tramadol tablets from their possession. Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that Amritsar police unearthed the tramadol supply chain, which originated from a small recovery of 35 tablets in Amritsar and led to a manufacturing unit in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. "Six arrests were made based on sequential disclosures and raids, including chemists, distributors and the plant head of Lucent Biotech Ltd. Further investigation is underway," the DGP said in a post on X. The breakthrough came following investigations into an initial recovery of 35 tramadol tablets, a habit-forming drug, and the arrest of a local peddler, Ravinder Singh, alias Nikka, in an FIR registered at the A-division police station in Amritsar. The police recovered 74,465 tramadol tablets, 50 alprazolam tablets, and 325kg of tramadol raw material within just 15 days. In a release, Yadav said based on sequential disclosures and raids, six arrests were made, including chemists, distributors, and the plant head of Lucent Biotech Ltd. Those arrested have been identified as Hari Kishore, plant manager of Lucent Biotech Limited, Roorkee, and Bikram, owner-cum-partner of Recall Lifesciences, Roorkee. Other arrested individuals include Manish Kumar Arora, Pooran Jatav, and Kulwinder Singh, alias Kinda, a medical store owner from Kathunangal. The DGP said the grave concern of seized 'TRAKEMi-100' tramadol strips bearing "Government Supply Only - Not for Sale," indicating illegal diversion of medical stock. Key pharma units found violating norms have been sealed and records are being scrutinised, he said, while adding that further investigation is in progress....