In continuation of its efforts to curb drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized large quantities of Codeine-based cough syrup in Tripura and West Bengal.
On 02.07.26, DRI intercepted a consignment in the parcel van of a train bound for Agartala, recovering 55,626 bottles concealed in 80 metallic drums.
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