Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Pharma Company Convicted for Meth Precursor Diversion
A pharmaceutical company in Haryana and its top employees were found guilty of sending a drug ingredient used to make methamphetamine to Africa.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) stopped a shipment at a port in Gujarat.
The company tried to hide the drug in capsules that were supposed to have a different ingredient.
The court found the company and its employees guilty and sentenced them to seven years in jail and fines.
The NCB said this was a serious crime that could hurt public health and national security.
M/s Alps Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. and its senior officials were convicted for illegally diverting pseudoephedrine, a meth precursor.
The NCB intercepted a shipment at Pipavav Port, Gujarat, destined for Africa, containing 60 lakh pharmaceutical capsules.
The company falsely declared two products as containing pseudoephedrine, while 6 kg of the substance was clandestinely diverted.
The accused were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 1.5 lakh each, with the company also fined Rs 1.5 lakh.
The case was registered under various sections of the NDPS Act, 1985, and relevant provisions of the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013.
- Who
- M/s Alps Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. and its senior officials
- What
- Illegal diversion of pseudoephedrine, a meth precursor
- When
- Case registered on November 24, 2023; convicted on January 12, 2026
- Where
- Pipavav Port, Gujarat; company based in Sonipat, Haryana
- Why
- To export pseudoephedrine to Africa for illicit drug manufacturing
- Company Name
- M/s Alps Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
- Location
- Sonipat, Haryana
- Substance Involved
- Pseudoephedrine
- Port of Interception
- Pipavav Port, Gujarat
- Destination
- Africa
- Accused Individuals
- Sumit Kumar (Managing Director), Store In-charge, Dhanesh Chamoli (Authorized Chief Chemist-cum-Production Manager)
- Sentence
- 7 years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 1.5 lakh fine each
- Company Fine
- Rs 1.5 lakh