LUCKNOW, March 19 -- Lucknow police on Thursday arrested a wanted accused for his alleged involvement in an illegal racket dealing in codeine-based cough syrups and other psychotropic medicines.

The accused, identified as Arush Saxena, 37, was arrested from Ghaziabad in a joint operation by Indira Nagar police and the surveillance team of the Lucknow police commissionerate, following technical inputs and a tip-off, according to an official statement.

Assistant commissioner of police (Gazipur) Anindaya Vikram Singh said the case dates back to December 9, 2025, when an inspector of the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Lucknow lodged a complaint regarding the alleged illegal stocking and sale of large quantities of codeine-bas...