India News | Over 1,200 Banned Cough Syrup Bottles Seized in Bengal, One Held

Kolkata, Sep 5 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered over 1,200 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup, a banned drug, from near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district and apprehended a smuggler in this connection, an official said on Saturday.

During patrolling in the India-Bangladesh Border Road (IBBR) area, the BSF personnel nabbed the person while he was trying to smuggle cough syrup bottles into the neighbouring country.

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"In Malda district, troops of the Nawada border outpost apprehended an Indian smuggler with 100 bottles of Phensedyl and a mobile phone," an official said.

Additional 1,181 bottles of cough syrup were also recovered from the area during a search operation, he said.

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"The market price of seized Phensedyl bottles is more than Rs two lakh," he added.

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