The Yogi Adityanath government has intensified its campaign against the illegal drug trade across Uttar Pradesh.
The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has launched a large-scale operation targeting the unlawful storage, sale, and distribution of codeine-based cough syrups and narcotic drugs.
So far, the department has seized illegal drugs worth lakhs of rupees, registered 16 FIRs, and arrested six individuals. A total of 115 establishments have been inspected across the state, with 115 samples sent for laboratory testing. The sale of codeine-containing syrups and narcotic drugs has been banned at 25 medical stores pending further investigation.
Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration Dr. Roshan Jacob said here on Tuesday that, in accordance with the Chief Minister’s instructions, the FSDA is conducting a special statewide drive to curb the illegal trade of narcotic and psychotropic drugs. Raids have been carried out across several districts, leading to the seizure of significant quantities of contraband medicines and subsequent arrests under the NDPS Act.
