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Chandigarh: In a major blow to Pharma Opioids, Special Task Force(STF) busted an interstate network of illegal psychotropic substances. The busted network used to manufacture illegal psychotropic substances. The supply units were running from pharma factory in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.
The information was shared by Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav. He took to X and shared this information.
STF arrested 7 drug smugglers and suppliers which also include the mastermind of this whole network. The arrested drug smugglers were running operations that were spread in many states namely, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Police also seized nearly 70.42 lakh intoxicant tablets/capsules, 725.5 Kg of Tramdol Powder. Along with the seizures, drug money of Rs 2.37 lakh was also recovered.
Divulging details, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that following the trail after the arrest of these two drug smugglers, Police teams led by SP STF Vishaljit Singh and DSP STF Vavinder Kumar have managed to trace and arrest the main kingpin of the racket identified as Alex Paliwal from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh after recovering 9.04 lakh Intoxicant Tablets/capsules and Rs 1.37 lakh drug money from his possession.
He said that following the revelations of accused Alex Paliwal, the operation was then extended to Himachal Pradesh, where Police teams in the presence of Drug Control Officers Sukhdeep Singh and Ramneek Singh have scrutinised Biogenetic Drug Private Limited and seized records showing that the company has manufactured over 20 crore Alprazolam tablets in just eight months. The records have also traced the supply chain to M/s Aster Pharma in Maharashtra, where further investigative measures led to the exposing Biogenetic Drug Private Limited’s sister pharma manufacturing company Smilex Pharmachem Drug Industries based in Baddi, he added.
