Bhubaneswar, Feb. 7 -- A large consignment of cough syrup was seized and one person arrested by Rampur Police in Sonepur district of Odisha, while three other accused managed to flee, police said on Saturday. Two vehicles used for transporting the illegal consignment were also seized.

Acting on specific inputs about cough syrup being transported in two vehicles, Rampur Police launched a dramatic chase and intercepted a pickup van and a car near Sahajbahal village under Rampur police station limits. The seizure was carried out in the presence of a magistrate.

During the search, police recovered around 9,000 bottles of cough syrup from the two vehicles. The seized consignment is suspected to have been illegally transported for misuse, off...