The government has expanded its QR code-based track-and-trace system to cover vaccines, antimicrobials, anti-cancer medicines, and narcotic and psychotropic drugs. The move aims to improve drug authentication, curb counterfeit medicines, strengthen regulatory oversight, and enhance transparency across India's pharmaceutical supply chain
Three habitual drug peddlers from Solapur, Mahabubabad, and Bhadradri Kothagudem were detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in NDPS Act by Telangana Police. The CID issued orders to curb their repeated involvement in narcotics smuggling cases across the State
The drugs included 845.28 kg of ganja, three ganja plants weighing 61 grams, 26.81 kg of ganja chocolates, 7.5 ml of hashish oil, 9.16 gm of MDMA and 502 gm of Alprazolam
The software engineer was nabbed following the inputs provided by the technical wing of Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau, (TGANB) Hyderabad, said a statement from police.
According to the DCA, spurious drugs are manufactured by rogue companies and syndicates to deceive the public into buying a drug resembling a branded drug.
The contraband was handed over to the excise department, and a case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, according to the release.
