NCB Nabs 2 Persons in Hyderabad for Illegally Exporting Narcotics to US
During the operation, 598 tablets of various psychotropic medicines were seized from the medical store: NCB
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad zone of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intercepted a parcel on the premises of a courier office here and found 180 tablets of Lobazam-10 (Clobazam), a notified psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, weighing 25.2 grams, which was being illegally exported to the USA.
Investigation revealed that the sender of the parcel was a resident of Nizamabad District and the Managing Partner of a prominent medical store in Nizamabad. Based on the input, a joint raid was conducted by the NCB, in coordination with the Drug Control Administration (DCA) at the medical store, according to a statement of NCB.
During the operation, 598 tablets of various psychotropic medicines were seized from the medical store. The store's Managing Partner failed to produce mandatory prescription registers, sales records, and stock details, thereby violating the statutory provisions governing the procurement, storage, and sale of psychotropic substances.
Further investigation uncovered the involvement of an employee of a reputed courier company, who had fabricated documents, including fake bills and forged medical prescriptions, to facilitate the illegal trafficking and export of psychotropic medicines to the USA.
The investigation established that the medical store owner had illegally procured, stored, and sold psychotropic drugs without maintaining statutory records and attempted to export such medicines to a foreign country without valid authorization. The courier company employee actively facilitated the offence by creating fraudulent documentation.
Considering the misuse, diversion, and attempted illegal export of psychotropic substances with international ramifications, both the accused were arrested under relevant provisions of (NDPS) Act. Further investigation is in progress.