VARANASI, Dec. 23 -- The drug and warehouse licences of Shaili Traders, allegedly used for large-scale codeine-based cough syrup smuggling, were obtained by submitting forged documents to the drugs department, the SIT of Sonbhadra police said on Monday. Shubham Jaiswal, his father Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, allegedly submitted forged documents including a warehouse lease agreement, experience certificate, Aadhaar card and registered mobile number to obtain licenses from the drug department, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The investigation revealed the drug trafficking racket operated by Shaili Traders in Ranchi, has links extending to Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal, near the Bangladesh border, Sonbhadra police said in a statement. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Siliguri Zonal Unit, has also registered a case and is probing. Based on information from the Sonbhadra SIT, the assistant director of Jharkhand drug department, Ranchi, registered a case at Dhurwa (Hatia) Police Station, stating that Shaili Traders obtained the warehouse and drug licences by concealing facts and through deception. The SIT said that it has requested information regarding the number of cough syrup bottles sent to Shaili Traders from a private pharma firm....