In Uttar Pradesh, the drug trade in the name of cough syrup containing codeine was flourishing. In many states of the country, crores of rupees were being earned in the name of cough syrup. There are many big names in this network, Bahubali is also there. Let us understand this entire story in a sequential manner. The most shocking thing is that there was drug trade in the name of cough syrup. Its illegal smuggling and sale was going on under organized network. There was a supply chain from UP, Bihar, West Bengal to Jharkhand. Not only this, cough syrup containing codeine was being supplied to Nepal and Bangladesh for intoxication.
The story is that the cover is of cough syrup, inside is a very dangerous drug which can kill an entire generation, people of all ages. In such a situation, this question might be arising in your mind that who is the mastermind of such a big gang? Who was running this network? Who was selling drugs in the name of medicine? Was getting addicted to drugs.
Till now only two names have come forward
He was doing this business challenging the government, police and law. Two names have emerged in this, first is Shubham Jaiswal who is being said to be the mastermind of this entire game. The second name is Amit Singh Tata who is currently in police custody. He was arrested yesterday. Police is searching for Shubham. It is being told that he has absconded to Dubai. By the way, Amit Singh Tata has told during police interrogation how he created the entire network.
During STF interrogation, Amit Singh Tata has told that cough syrup worth Rs 100 crore was purchased. The profit from investment was four times more. Amit Singh Tata had registered the firm first in Dhanbad and then in Varanasi. Cough syrup containing codeine was purchased. Even before Abbott company stopped manufacturing Phensedyl, Shubham Jaiswal had already bought stock worth Rs 100 crore. Company officials were also complicit in fraudulent purchases.
100 rupees bottle for 500 rupees
In Nepal and Bangladesh it was mostly used for intoxication. A bottle of Rs 100 is sold for Rs 500. An international drug gang had formed in the name of cough syrup. The conclusion of this revelation is that syrup worth Rs 100 was sold for Rs 500. Imagine, the medicine was sold as an intoxicant at five times the price. Drug addiction was prevalent among the youth. This matter has become so serious that now it will become an issue in the winter session of Parliament.
We will tell further how politics is being done on this entire issue. First know what is the Bahubali connection of this drug trade. Which is being discussed everywhere. Pictures related to this are trending. Shubham Jaiswal is being said to be the mastermind of this drug trade being carried out in the name of cough syrup.
Shubham Jaiswal is a resident of Varanasi
Shubham Jaiswal is a resident of Varanasi. Look at this luxurious house, it is a big proof of the income from drug trade. Now this house is on the police radar. Now every penny is being accounted for. Shubham Jaiswal’s firm was also registered in Varanasi. More than 100 shops have been inspected in Varanasi. 11 shops have been found closed. It is being said that no buying and selling is taking place in these shops for a long time. Details of purchases and sales have been sought from all the shops. Notices have been sent to the closed shops. Assistant Commissioner in the Drug Department in Varanasi has said that cough syrup was used for intoxication.
The illegal smuggling and sale of cough syrup containing codeine was being carried out under an organized network which is spread not only in different districts of the state but also on a large scale in Nepal, Bangladesh and other neighboring states. Codeine, an OPOED drug, is available for medicinal use in the form of cough syrup, but its abuse is increasingly becoming an addiction.
This business is banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and several big rackets have been busted in recent months by joint operations of the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), Special Task Force (STF) and the police.
Dozens of dummy firms and fake billing
Smugglers resort to fake medical stores, licenses and bills. The supply of codeine syrup is shown in the name of stores with licenses that have been closed or revoked. This syrup is distributed from warehouses in cities like Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, and is retail smuggled by hiding it under cartons of chips, snacks or food items.
Liquor ban made business boom in Bihar
Shubham Jaiswal, the kingpin of this racket, resident of Varanasi, had started dealing in medicines during the time of Covid. From there he got the idea of illegal drug trade in the name of syrup. Prohibition of liquor in Bihar increased the demand and the network started spreading from UP to Bihar and Jharkhand.
The supply chain reaches from Uttar Pradesh via Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal to Nepal (from Bihar border) and Bangladesh (from West Bengal). There is huge demand for it in Bangladesh. It is sold at many times higher prices. In just five years, Shubham Jaiswal and his associates did business worth more than a thousand crores and earned hundreds of crores.
(TV9 Bureau Report)
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