Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Police Allege 17-Person Interstate Cancer Medicine Syndicate Diverted Drugs
Police say 17 people were involved in an alleged medicine racket.
The medicines were supposed to go to cancer patients.
Investigators allege that some hospital workers took medicines and passed them to other people.
Traders and middlemen then moved the medicines between cities.
Some sellers allegedly sold the drugs without proper invoices or licences.
Police also found 23 suspected counterfeit medicines in Hyderabad.
The largest reported recovery was 337 anti-cancer vials from a person in Noida.
Police are still checking money trails and looking for anyone else who may have been involved.
Police said 17 people were arrested in an alleged interstate anti-cancer medicine supply chain.
The alleged network stretched from Delhi-NCR to Haryana, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Hospital employees allegedly diverted medicines intended for cancer patients into the supply chain.
Police recovered hundreds of vials, including 337 from a Noida-based intermediary.
Investigators are examining cash payments, bank transactions and properties linked to alleged crime proceeds.
- Who
- Police arrested 17 alleged participants, including hospital employees, traders, intermediaries, distributors and retailers.
- What
- An alleged interstate racket diverted, moved and sold anti-cancer medicines through unauthorised channels.
- When
- The first reported arrest was on July 12, followed by 16 arrests between July 13 and July 31; some alleged activity dated to 2022.
- Where
- The alleged chain extended from Delhi-NCR to Haryana, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
- Why
- Police allege that medicines intended for patients were diverted and circulated for unauthorised sales, generating crime proceeds.
- People arrested
- 17, according to police
- First arrest
- Abhishek Vaishya was arrested on July 12
- Investigation period
- Sixteen additional arrests were made from July 13 to July 31
- Largest recovery
- 337 anti-cancer vials were recovered from Anand Kumar’s possession and premises
- Hyderabad recovery
- Police recovered 23 suspected counterfeit anti-cancer medicines
- Other major recovery
- 108 vials and Rs 6.5 lakh were recovered from Deepak’s residence
- Investigation focus
- Police are examining cash payments, bank transactions and properties allegedly bought with crime proceeds