The Enforcement Directorate’s recent operation in Bengaluru targeted a sophisticated counterfeit medicine ring
During searches at five premises linked to the accused, the agency froze bank accounts containing around Rs 9 lakh and seized digital devices, records and other incriminating documents. BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has conducted searches in connection with a counterfeit medicine racket involving the repackaging and relabelling of generic medicines as expensive branded antibiotics, including Pfizer products.
The Special Investigation Team and the Drug Control Authority had earlier seized drugs worth nearly Rs 4.9 crore. Earlier reporting noted: The searches were conducted under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation arising from an FIR registered at Tavarekere police station on August 18, 2026. Tandya village on August 18.
Earlier reporting noted: According to the ED investigation, a man identified as R. The agency also seized digital devices, records and other incriminating documents belonging to various individuals. During the raid, the accused were allegedly found storing medicines and pharmaceutical drugs without valid licences, permits or authorisations and replacing labels on the stored medicines. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Vamsi Krishna, Joint Commissioner (West), Bengaluru is probing the case. Prashanth allegedly arranged a farmhouse near Bidadi to manufacture, repackage and relabel medicines without the requisite drug licence or permit.
Earlier reporting noted: The case originated from a joint raid conducted by the Drug Controlling Authority and police personnel at a residential property in C.K.
The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation arising from an FIR registered at Tavarekere police station in Bengaluru South district on Aug 18. The case relates to a joint search operation conducted by the Drug Controlling Authority and police personnel on Aug 18 at a residential property in CK Tandya village. The investigation revealed that the accused, R Prashanth alias Prashanth Rajan Babu alias Prashanth Doreswamy, a medical representative, had arranged a farmhouse near Bidadi to manufacture, repackage and relabel medicines without a drug licence or permit.
During the raid, the accused were allegedly found storing medicines and pharmaceutical drugs without valid licences, permits or authorisations and replacing the labels on the stored medicines.