Shimla, Dec. 11 -- In a major enforcement action, the Himachal Pradesh Drug Control Administration along with the police conducted surprise and simultaneous raids on 20 pharmaceutical manufacturing units across the state.

The operation, carried out on Wednesday, covered industrial areas in Sirmaur (Nahan), Una, Kangra, and Solan districts.

State Drug Controller Manish Kapoor confirmed the development, explaining that the drive was part of a statewide operation targeting units already issued stop-manufacturing orders for violations under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The recent action against three units-Biological, Shivam, and MC Jain in the Kala Amb industrial area was also part of this coordinated effort.

During the inspections, a...