Ahmedabad : Vatva police arrested a 19-year-old man and seized 265 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup worth Rs 69,165 allegedly stocked for illegal sale in the area. The total value of the seized contraband, along with two vehicles and a mobile phone, is estimated at Rs 2 lakh.
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Police said the accused was allegedly selling the cough syrup in retail quantities. The accused, identified as Mohsin Sheikh, a resident of Vasant Gajendra Gadkar Nagar Char Maliya in Vatva, was apprehended following a tip-off received by the police surveillance team. Police have also booked another accused, identified as Sabbir, who remains absconding. A case has been registered at Vatva police station under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Download the TOI App.