Giving details of the attachment proceedings, Sonbhadra Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Verma said that the Special Investigation Team found during its probe that Bhola Prasad was running an organised syndicate. Prasad had amassed assets worth about Rs 28.50 crore through the illegal business.
The UP codeine cough syrup case is not about fake or deadly medicines, but about an organised syndicate illegally stockpiling, selling, and trafficking prescription drugs for profit and intoxication.
Recently, in a press conference held in Lucknow on 8th December, UP Police DGP Rajiv Krishna stated that a total of 11 cases have been registered in the Lucknow zone, 4 cases in the Bareilly zone, 10 cases in the Gorakhpur zone, and 2 cases in the Varanasi zone. Through these cases, preparations are underway to dismantle the entire network through which the illegal drug trade was being conducted.
The samples of the cough syrup were tested at the Drug Testing Laboratory in Chennai. The test results declared that the syrup was not of Standard Quality.