LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested dismissed Uttar Pradesh police constable Alok Pratap Singh, 46, a suspected key facilitator in the multi-crore Codeine syrup trafficking network spread across multiple states and nations, confirmed senior police officials in a press note shared by the STF on Tuesday. Alok Pratap Singh had been absconding for a long time. They said the probe so far uncovered evidence suggesting Singh acted as an operator, protector, and facilitator of the illegal syndicate that supplied Codeine-based cough syrup across states and potentially to neighbouring countries. A senior STF official said Singh had reportedly applied for surrender before a Lucknow court, but STF teams backed by technical surveillance and precise intelligence intercepted him before he could reach the court premises. He said raids were carried out at his possible hideouts after issuing the lookout circular on Monday.P2...