The anti-narcotics job pressure (ANTF) of the Delhi Police has busted an unlawful medication provide racket after arresting two medical retailer homeowners allegedly concerned in unlawful stocking and provide of restricted pharmaceutical medicine, together with Tramadol Capsules and Codeine cough syrup, officers mentioned on Sunday.
Police recognized the duo as Vinay Malhotra, 47, proprietor of Shivam Medicos in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, and Chandan Bansal, 40, proprietor of Aggarwal Mediplus in Raghubir Nagar.
Official mentioned 3,360 Tramadol capsules, weighing round two kilogrammes, and 84 bottles of Codeine Phosphate Syrup of 100 millilitre every had been seized in September final yr.
Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav mentioned that on September 22, 2025 the ANTF staff was current close to Delhi Transport Company (DTC) depot in outer Delhi’s Peeragarhi for intelligence assortment about energetic drug suppliers.
The staff acquired data that Malhotra was allegedly concerned in unlawful provide of Tramadol capsules (a reasonable to extreme ache reduction medication), and had stocked a big amount of such medicines at his store, he mentioned.
“The staff together with a drug inspector raided Malhotra’s medical retailer (in September) and seized 3,360 Tramadol capsules and 84 bottles of Codeine Phosphate syrup after its proprietor failed to provide any legitimate payments, prescriptions, or passable rationalization concerning possession of the managed substances. A case was registered and Malhotra was arrested after the raid. He disclosed that the seized medicine had been procured from one Bansal,” mentioned DCP Yadav.
Additional probe revealed that Bansal was concerned within the unlawful drug provide chain. It was discovered that restricted medicines had been provided by him with out correct requisition and with out sustaining legit monetary information, the police mentioned.
