13,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth Rs 1.6 crore seized in UP's Mirzapur; one held

MIRZAPUR (UP): (May 20) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has arrested an alleged drug trafficker here and seized more than 13,000 bottles of illegal codeine-based cough syrup worth around Rs 1.6 crore, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Ajay Kumar Yadav alias Ajit, a resident of Varanasi, was arrested by the ANTF's Lucknow unit from Lohandi Road in Katra police station area of Mirzapur on Tuesday, they said.

According to the ANTF, a total of 13,074 bottles of codeine-based ONEREX cough syrup, amounting to 1,307.4 litres, were recovered from the possession of the accused. Police also seized a four-wheeler, a motorcycle, an iPhone and Rs 450 in cash.