India, Oct. 6 -- Ahead of Durga Puja, Bargarh Police has stepped up action against the illegal trade of intoxicants, seizing 3,156 bottles of cough syrup and arresting one person on Tuesday. The cough syrup was allegedly being transported from Bhubaneswar to Bargarh when police intercepted a pickup vehicle on the Tora-Nagenpali road in Bargarh district of Odisha.

The arrested accused has been identified as Sahid Hussain Khan. Gramanchal Police arrested him during the raid and seized the cough syrup along with a Bolero vehicle, 731.2 grams of codeine phosphate and a mobile phone.

Cough Syrup Seized From Vehicle According to the police, the consignment was being brought to Bargarh from Bhubaneswar. Acting on the information, police conduc...