Police seize 30,000 tablets worth ₹1 crore in Arakkonam; five held

In a astonishment check, the territory constabulary person seized much than 30,000 tablets (Tydol 100 mg) worthy astir ₹1 crore from 5 persons astatine Arakkonam railway presumption successful Ranipet.

Police said the arrested persons, K. Mastan Kurshid Ahmad, 31, A. Abdul Rasheed, 33, S. Murthash, 37, V. Sageeth, 40, and Umaiyar, 22, are residents of Mumbai. Based connected a tip-off to Ranipet SP Ayman Jamal, peculiar teams were formed to behaviour astonishment checks successful railway stations successful the district. Accordingly, a peculiar constabulary squad checked the Mumbai-Chennai superfast explicit astatine Arakkonam railway presumption and seized the tablets from the duo, Mastan Kurshid Ahmad and Abdul Rasheed.

Based connected the accusation from them, the constabulary arrested the remaining members of the gang. Police said the pack brought the banned tablets from pharmacies successful Mumbai, wherever the tablets are not illegal, astatine a debased terms and sold them successful Tamil Nadu astatine higher rates. Police person been tracking the mobile telephone numbers of suspects progressive successful the transgression earlier they were nabbed astatine Arakkonam railway station. Arrested persons were lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A lawsuit was registered and further probe is nether way.