Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) detected violations in 125 medical shops across the CURE region and other districts of Telangana during a special enforcement drive against the illegal sale and diversion of habit-forming drugs on Wednesday, November 11.

The raids were conducted by the TG SAFE Drugs Wing, along with Enforcement Wing police personnel, in vulnerable areas, particularly in Medchal and Serilingampally zones of the CURE region. Similar inspections were carried out in several other districts as part of the statewide drive.

Officials focused on the indiscriminate sale of habit-forming medicines, including Tramadol, Alprazolam, Nitrazepam, Codeine-based cough syrups, ...