Archive · 24 Nov 2025
Crackdown on Illegal Codeine Syrup Trade in Uttar Pradesh
Police in Uttar Pradesh found a big group of people selling codeine syrup illegally.
They used fake papers to show they sold the syrup in different parts of the state, but it was actually sent to other states.
One police officer was caught taking a bribe while looking into the case.
Now, a special team is investigating it further.
12 medical store owners and 2 others booked for illegal codeine syrup trade
Over 37 lakh bottles worth Rs 57 crore sold through forged documents
Syrup routed to Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal for illegal sale
Crime branch inspector arrested for taking bribe while probing the case
Three-member SIT formed to investigate further
- Who
- 12 medical store owners, 2 others, Shubham Jaiswal, Bhola Prasad, Inspector Ramesh Singh Sidhoo
- What
- Illegal codeine syrup trade, bribe-taking
- When
- November 12-19, 2022; Thursday, November 17, 2022
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
- Why
- To sell codeine syrup illegally, to take bribe
Prosecution
Defense
Scale of operation
Prosecution
Large-scale manipulation of billing and records
Defense
Claimed innocence, accused of being framed
Bribe-taking
Prosecution
Inspector Ramesh Singh Sidhoo caught taking bribe
Defense
Denied taking bribe, claimed entrapment
- Total bottles involved
- Over 37 lakh
- Total worth of syrup
- Rs 57 crore
- Bribe amount
- Rs 4 lakh
- States involved
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
- Agency involved
- Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA)