Lucknow, Feb. 15 -- The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Amit Yadav, a resident of Bada Ganesh temple (Maidagin, Varanasi), in connection with an illegal codeine-based cough syrup smuggling racket, officials said on Sunday.
During interrogation, Amit revealed that he met co-accused Shubham Jaiswal while studying at Harishchandra Degree College.
Their association strengthened during student union elections and later extended into illegal activities. Officials said Amit was actively involved in supplying and storing large consignments of codeine-based cough syrup through a firm named Shaili Traders.
Investigations revealed that large-scale illegal trade of Abbott's Phensedyl cough syrup was being operated from Ranchi and Varanasi. The...