Chandauli,

15 Feb (HS): Police here attached immovable assets worth around Rs 3.5 crore on

Sunday, allegedly acquired via the unlawful sale of codeine-based cough medication,

according to police. The operation was carried out by a composite team from the

Mughalsarai police station and the Crime Branch, with Circle Officer Arun Kumar

Singh present. The Uttar Pradesh Police are investigating an unlawful network

involved in the smuggling of highly restricted codeine-laced cough syrups

throughout the state.

Swapnil,

from Krishna Nagar in the Mughalsarai district, is facing various local

prosecutions for illegally trading codeine-based cough medication, Singh added.

Separate NDPS cases have also been filed against him in Sonbhadra district,

according to the official.

During

the inquiry, authorities discovered that the accused and his family had

acquired multiple immovable properties with proceeds from the unlawful

activity. On February 11, six properties in Bechhupur and Harishankarpur under

the Mughalsarai tehsil were identified and seized custody of, he added. These

include a house in Bechhupur measuring 252.78 square meters, valued at around

Rs 95 lakh, another residential structure in the area valued at around Rs 25

lakh, residential land in Chandhasi worth about Rs 2 crore, and land measuring

144.98 square meters in Harishankarpur valued at around Rs 30 lakh, he said. On

Sunday, the officer confirmed that all identified properties had been legally

frozen.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi