During a significant narcotics seizure at the Churaibari check post in the Karimganj district on Sunday, Assam police confiscated 44,100 bottles of codeine phosphate cough syrup (ESKUF). The operation was carried out by Sri Bhumi Police using reliable intelligence. “Good job @assampolice,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on social media to express his gratitude for the police’s prompt action. To identify the source and distribution network responsible for the illicit drug shipment, authorities have initiated a comprehensive investigation.
In a related incident earlier in March, Assam Police detained two people and confiscated a large amount of cough syrup in the Karimganj district of Assam, which is located along the Assam-Tripura border. A police crew stopped a truck at the Churaibari checkpoint at the Assam-Tripura border based on intelligence information. According to a Karimganj district police officer, Assam Police searched the car thoroughly and found about 193 boxes with over 9,700 bottles of codeine phosphate cough medication Eskuf/Phensedyl. According to the official, Sadananda Ray and Sanjay Ray, two West Bengali citizens, had been taken into custody. He noted that more research is being done on this issue.
