Published: 5 July 2026Press Information BureauGovernance
DRI Seizes Over One Lakh Codeine-Based Cough Syrup Bottles
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DRI seized more than one lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in two separate operations in Tripura and West Bengal, with one person arrested.
Key facts
The operations took place in Tripura and West Bengal.
The seized product was codeine-based cough syrup.
One person was arrested according to the source.
The issue links customs intelligence, drug-control enforcement and inter-state movement.
DRI seized more than one lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in two separate operations in Tripura and West Bengal, with one person arrested.
Exam takeaways: The operations took place in Tripura and West Bengal. The seized product was codeine-based cough syrup. One person was arrested according to the source. The issue links customs intelligence, drug-control enforcement and inter-state movement.
Why it matters: this item connects a dated current-affairs fact with a stable syllabus area, so revise the event together with the institution, scheme or policy mechanism behind it.
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Mains angle
Such seizures show how pharmaceutical products can be diverted into illegal drug markets. Enforcement requires intelligence, transport checks, inter-state coordination and monitoring of supply chains without disrupting legitimate medical use.
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Consider the following statements regarding 'DRI Seizes Over One Lakh Codeine-Based Cough Syrup Bottles':
1. The source mentions Tripura and West Bengal.
2. The seized product was codeine-based cough syrup.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation · Correct answer C
Statement analysis: The source mentions Tripura and West Bengal. The seized product was codeine-based cough syrup. Correct answer is C. Source basis: DRI seized more than one lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in two separate operations in Tripura and West Bengal, with one person arrested.
DRI seized more than one lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in two separate operations in Tripura and West Bengal, with one person arrested.
What should be remembered for prelims?
The operations took place in Tripura and West Bengal.
What is the mains angle?
Such seizures show how pharmaceutical products can be diverted into illegal drug markets. Enforcement requires intelligence, transport checks, inter-state coordination and monitoring of supply chains without disrupting legitimate medical use.
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