New Delhi: Four men were arrested after raids at various locations across Delhi-NCR uncovered over 20,000 illegal tablets, including drugs like Alprazolam and Tramadol, along with other unaccounted medicines.A specialised Crime Branch team arrested Munesh Gupta, Akhilesh Mishra, Virender Kumar and Rajeshwer Pandey as part of a crackdown on the illegal supply and distribution of psychotropic substances in and around Delhi.Acting on intelligence, police intercepted Gupta and Mishra near Nigambodh Ghat while they were transporting the tablets in two cardboard cartons on a motorcycle. Their interrogation led to a raid in west Delhi’s Madipur and the arrest of Kumar, the primary supplier, police said.“Sustained efforts led to the arrest of Pandey, another key supplier, after a search operation at his shop led to the recovery of 20 Tramadol strips along with a large quantity of unaccounted commercial stock of medicines belonging to 31 different product categories, including tablets, capsules, syrups and suspensions. ,” said DCP Chandra Kumar Singh.Police also seized a motorcycle and a scooter used in the crime. The accused were long-time members of an interstate pharmaceutical narcotics network, said policeAn investigation is under way to trace the broader supply chain and identify other suspects.
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