Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Ahmedabad Wholesaler Loses Licence Over Illegal Codeine Syrup Sale
Officials in Gujarat cancelled a wholesaler’s licence after a cough-syrup shipment was linked to an unlicensed seller.
The syrup contained codeine and triprolidine.
Police found the shipment during a raid at Ahmedabad’s General Post Office.
They seized 5,050 bottles.
The bottles were worth Rs 54.91 lakh.
They were being sent in postal parcels to sellers in different states.
One seller in Mizoram allegedly did not have the required licence.
Police filed a case on August 10 after a complaint made for the State.
Gujarat’s FDCA cancelled an Ahmedabad wholesaler’s drug licence over shipments to an unlicensed Mizoram vendor.
Ahmedabad police seized 5,050 bottles of Cof-Trip codeine cough syrup on August 7.
The seized medication was valued at Rs 54.91 lakh.
The bottles were being sent through postal parcels to vendors in several states.
An FIR was filed at the DCB police station on August 10 following a complaint by PSI JB Desai.
- Who
- The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration, Ahmedabad City Police, and an Ahmedabad-based drug wholesaler are involved.
- What
- The wholesaler’s drug licence was cancelled after police seized codeine-based cough syrup allegedly being sent to an unlicensed vendor.
- When
- The raid took place on August 7, and the FIR was filed on August 10; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The seizure occurred at Ahmedabad’s General Post Office, and one alleged unlicensed vendor was based in Aizawl, Mizoram.
- Why
- The licence was cancelled because the wholesaler allegedly sent codeine-based cough syrup to a vendor without a required state licence.
- Regulatory action
- The Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration cancelled the wholesaler’s drug licence.
- Seizure date
- August 7
- Seized quantity
- 5,050 bottles
- Medicine
- Rx Triprolidine Hydrochloride and Codeine Phosphate Syrup, branded Cof-Trip
- Estimated value
- Rs 54.91 lakh
- Seizure location
- Ahmedabad General Post Office
- FIR date
- August 10