Thane: A 25-year-old mobile repairman from Mumbra, who allegedly used his technical profession as a front to run a lucrative narcotics racket, was arrested after police seized 750 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup from his residence.The accused, identified as Arshad Abdul Razzak Shaikh, was nabbed during a midnight raid at his residence in the Khardi Road area. The operation was a joint effort between the Thane Crime Branch (Unit-1) and the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC).Shaikh has been booked under stringent sections of the NDPS Act (1985) and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act (1940). The police are now widening their probe to trace the source of the "Laborate Pharmaceuticals" manufactured bottles, as the batch numbers on the seized boxes were found to be defaced.
Author: Nishikant Karlikar
Published at: 2026-01-31 20:40:00
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