Bhubaneswar, Feb. 8 -- In a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade, Sonepur district police on Sunday intensified operations against the trafficking of cough syrup and intercepted a consignment being transported from neighbouring Bargarh district through Sonepur and seized 9,000 bottles of cough syrup.

The seized stock is estimated to be worth Rs 18 lakh. An accused was arrested in this connection.

Year-Long Crackdown Yields Results

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sonepur, Narayan Nayak, the district police have seized a total of 12,000 bottles of cough syrup over the past year, with a cumulative market value of around Rs 60 lakh. These seizures highlight the scale of the illegal trade operating through the district. ...