Archive · 4 Aug 2026
Cough Syrup Smuggling Racket Busted in West Bengal
Police in West Bengal found a plan to send cough syrup to Bangladesh.
They raided a man's house and found a lot of money, some gold, and a laptop.
They also caught three people who were part of the plan.
In another part of the district, they found 9,000 bottles of cough syrup that were not allowed.
This was part of a bigger effort to stop people from smuggling cough syrup to Bangladesh.
Police busted a cough syrup smuggling racket targeting Bangladesh in Malda district, West Bengal.
Seized Rs 2.40 crore in cash, 20 grams of gold (worth Rs 2.80 lakh), and a laptop from businessman Dilip Saha’s rented flat.
Arrested three suspects: Pintu Sarkar, Gopal Chaki, and Sushant Halder, all local residents.
Raid also recovered 9,000 bottles of banned cough syrup from Khaihatta area.
Operation followed earlier seizure of 1,500 cough syrup bottles in Dakshin Dinajpur and linked to broader smuggling network.
- Who
- Police of Malda district, West Bengal, India
- What
- Busted a cough syrup smuggling racket and seized cash, gold, and 9,000 bottles of banned cough syrup
- When
- Sunday night to Monday 4 a.m.
- Where
- Malda district, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To stop the smuggling of cough syrup to Bangladesh, where it is used as an intoxicant
- Location
- Malda district, West Bengal, India
- Cash seized
- Rs 2,40,97,380
- Gold seized
- 20 grams (Rs 2.80 lakh)
- Suspects arrested
- 3 (Pintu Sarkar, Gopal Chaki, Sushant Halder)
- Cough syrup bottles seized
- 9,000
- Operation date
- Sunday night to Monday 4 a.m.
