Illegal Gurugram medical store busted

Haryana Food and Drug Administration officials raided an unlicensed medical store in Jharsa village, Gurugram, on April 28 and seized narcotic and restricted medicines. (hindustantimes.com) Drug control officer Amandeep Chauhan said the team acted on a complaint about illegal stocking and supply in Jharsa and nearby areas, then inspected the shop at about 10:30 a.m. (hindustantimes.com) Officials said they found 240 bottles of codeine cough syrup, 80 medical termination of pregnancy kits and 2,250 tramadol tablets inside the shop. The Times of India identified the shop as Om Medical Store. (hindustantimes.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The store owner did not have a drug licence or permission to stock the medicines, Chauhan said. Times of India reported that some stock was also found in the owner’s car parked outside. (hindustantimes.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The Food and Drug Administration sealed the premises and collected samples under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Police’s anti-narcotics cell took custody of the codeine syrup and tramadol for a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. (hindustantimes.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Mukesh Kumar, another drug control officer, said the accused told investigators he had been supplying the drugs and medical termination kits for the past 10 to 12 days. Officials said they are tracing the source of the stock and the wider supply chain. (hindustantimes.com) Medical termination of pregnancy kits are Schedule H drugs and can be sold only by licensed pharmacies against a registered medical practitioner’s prescription, according to The Times of India’s report on the raid. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The case lands days after Haryana regulators and police uncovered a separate counterfeit Mounjaro racket in Gurugram, with two arrests and seizures valued at ₹56.15 lakh, pointing to a broader enforcement push against illegal drug networks in the city. (hindustantimes.com)