Thane, Mar 30 (PTI) Police have seized 238 bottles of a banned codeine-based cough syrup valued at Rs 53,550 which were being illegally carried by a man on a motorbike in Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.

A police team apprehended the 22-year-old man while he was travelling on the motorcycle at Sibli Nagar in Shil Daighar locality on Friday afternoon.

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During checking, he was found in possession of 238 bottles of the banned codeine-based cough syrup kept in two boxes, an official from Shil-Daighar police station said.

The two-wheeler of the man, who is a cab driver, Rs 1,800 in cash and a mobile phone was also seized from him, he said.

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A case was registered against the accused under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the police added.

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