Thane, Oct 24 (PTI) The crime branch has seized 4,000 bottles of various brands of cough syrup worth more than Rs 5.70 lakh from a building in Bhiwandi city of Thane district in Maharashtra and arrested a person, an official said on Tuesday.

Officials raided the building located in Gauripada area on October 21 on a tip-off and seized the illegal stock of cough syrups from a room below the staircase, as per an official release.

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The seized cough syrups meant for sale fall under the category of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, it stated.

Further investigation is underway.

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