Drugs worth Rs 94,000 seized from two shops

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 3

As per the directions of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Punjab, and Ludhiana SSP (Rural), drug inspectors Rupinder Kaur and Amit Lakhanpal today inspected two firms, along with staff of the Crime Investigation Agency at Jagraon. Drugs worth Rs 94,000 were seized by them.

The firms were M/s Raghav Medicos, Moti Bagh, Jagraon, from which 941 plastic bottles of 100 ml each, suspected to contain oxytocin (marked as Tata Super Hit) were recovered without any batch number, manufacturing date, expiry date and name of manufacturer. 

The total cost of the drugs is Rs 94,000, as disclosed by the in-charge. 

Further, one sample has also been taken to prove the presence of drug oxytocin.

The second firm was M/s Raj Medical Hall, Jagraon, from where 250 tablets of Alprazolam were seized. Both shopkeepers failed to produce the purchase record of the seized drugs. A case has been registered against them under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act/Rules, said Kulwinder Singh, Zonal Licensing Authority, Ludhiana.

The drug recovered is 100 ml vial/injections suspected to contain oxytocin, which is injected in milch animals to procure more milk from them. 

The 100-ml vial of this drug is not permitted as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, added Kulwinder Singh.