VARANASI, March 19 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of Sonbhadra police has arrested an accused involved in smuggling codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday.

The accused, Zuber Hussain Sheikh, was apprehended on March 16 from the Liluah police station area in Howrah city, West Bengal.

Sonbhadra superintendent of police (SP) Abhishek Verma said the accused is a resident of Patel Nagar under Chikalthana police station area in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district.

"The accused has been brought to Sonbhadra on a transit remand, and necessary legal proceedings against him are currently underway," the SP added.

According to Verma, Sheikh revealed during investigation that he facilitated the trafficking of Phen...