Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Police seize 5,050 cough syrup bottles in Ahmedabad night raid
In Ahmedabad, a city in India, the police did a special night job.
They stayed awake from late night until early morning to check the whole city.
During this check, they found boxes of cough syrup that is not allowed to be sold.
The police took 5,050 bottles of this syrup.
The bottles were worth a lot of money.
The police also found other things that are not allowed, like ganja and liquor.
They stopped many cars and bikes to check people's papers.
Some people were caught driving after drinking, which is not safe.
The police also helped a young man who was sad and wanted to hurt himself.
They talked to him, called his family, and sent him home safely.
Ahmedabad Police's Special Operations Group seized 5,050 bottles of prohibited cough syrup worth Rs 59.41 lakh from parcels at the General Post Office on Relief Road.
The seizure was made between 11 p.m. on August 7 and 5 a.m. on August 8 during a night-long operation to strengthen security and curb criminal activities.
The cough syrup case was one of three registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, alongside ganja recoveries in Vatva and Narol.
Police checked 6,560 vehicles, detained 80 under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act, removed black films from 179 vehicles, and registered 19 drunk-driving cases.
Around 2,000 personnel took part under Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut, and officers counselled a 21-year-old man at Picnic House who had intended to attempt suicide.
Other recoveries included 566 grams of ganja, 38 bottles of foreign liquor, and six litres of country-made liquor, with 118 history-sheeters checked.
- Who
- Ahmedabad City Police's Special Operations Group and Crime Branch, led by Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut
- What
- Seized 5,050 bottles of prohibited cough syrup worth Rs 59.41 lakh, along with ganja and liquor, during a night-long checking operation
- When
- Between 11 p.m. on August 7 and 5 a.m. on August 8
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat; the cough syrup was recovered from parcels at the General Post Office on Relief Road
- Why
- Part of an intensive night-round operation ordered to strengthen security and curb criminal activities
- Bottles seized
- 5,050
- Value of seized cough syrup
- Rs 59.41 lakh
- Seizure location
- General Post Office, Relief Road, Ahmedabad
- Operation window
- 11 p.m. Aug 7 – 5 a.m. Aug 8
- Vehicles checked
- 6,560
- Vehicles detained
- 80 (Section 207, Motor Vehicles Act)
- Drunk-driving cases
- 19 (Section 185, Motor Vehicles Act)
- Personnel involved
- Around 2,000, led by Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut