Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2 -- The Odisha Crime Branch has seized over 26,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup in a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade, officials said on Saturday.

One person has been arrested in connection with the seizure, and nearly Rs 25 lakh in cash has also been recovered.

Speaking to ANI, Crime Branch DGP Vinaytosh Mishra said that a raid was first conducted at a private courier office, Trackon Courier Pvt Ltd, near LIC Colony Badam Badi, where a large consignment of prohibited Codeine Cough Syrup was found.

DGP Mishra said, "A raid was conducted at Trackon Courier Pvt Ltd located near LIC Colony Badam Badi, where a large amount of Codeine Cough Syrup was seized. A person, Anshuman alias Raja, was arrested. On...