Archive · 27 Nov 2025
STF arrests key member of Rs 100-crore codeine trafficking syndicate in Lucknow
The Special Task Force (STF) in Lucknow has arrested a man named Amit Kumar Singh, who is a key member of a big drug trafficking group.
This group is responsible for selling illegal codeine-based cough syrup worth over Rs 100 crore.
Amit was caught near Gomti Nagar and was taken for questioning.
The police found some important items like phones, a car, and documents on him.
Amit admitted that he joined the group because of the high profits.
He also said that the group's boss, Shubham Jaiswal, is currently in Dubai and controls the group through video calls.
The group was using fake documents to sell the syrup in different states and even smuggle it to other countries.
The STF is now trying to find the boss and stop the illegal activities.
The STF arrested Amit Kumar Singh, a key member of a Rs 100-crore codeine trafficking syndicate, in Lucknow.
Amit is believed to be close to the syndicate's mastermind, Shubham Jaiswal, who operates from Dubai.
Items recovered from Amit include two mobile phones, a Fortuner SUV, an Aadhaar card, Rs 4,500 cash, and digital documents.
Amit admitted to investing Rs 5 lakh and earning Rs 20-22 lakh, with additional payments received in cash.
The syndicate used fake documents to distribute codeine syrup across multiple states and smuggle it to Bangladesh and Nepal.
- Who
- Amit Kumar Singh (alias Amit Tata), a key member of a codeine trafficking syndicate
- What
- Arrest of a key member of a Rs 100-crore codeine trafficking syndicate
- When
- Thursday morning
- Where
- Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
- Why
- To dismantle the syndicate and prevent the illegal distribution of codeine-based cough syrup
- Accused Name
- Amit Kumar Singh (alias Amit Tata)
- Location of Arrest
- Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
- Items Recovered
- Two mobile phones, Fortuner SUV, Aadhaar card, Rs 4,500 cash, digital documents
- Investment and Earnings
- Invested Rs 5 lakh, earned Rs 20-22 lakh, received Rs 8 lakh in additional payments
- Syndicate Mastermind
- Shubham Jaiswal (operating from Dubai)
- Syndicate Value
- Over Rs 100 crore
- Companies Involved
- Devkripa Medical Agency (Dhanbad), Shree Medical (Varanasi)
- Previous Cases
- FIRs registered in Lucknow and Varanasi