Hyderabad, May 31 -- The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has cracked down on the illegal sale of habit-forming medicines in Ramanthapur, seizing stocks of codeine-based cough syrups and tramadol-containing capsules from a medical shop operating in violation of drug regulations.

Acting on specific information, DCA officials conducted a raid on SVR Medicals located in Sri Nagar Colony, Ramanthapur, under Uppal Mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district.

During the inspection, the shop operators, V Raju and V Savitha, were allegedly found selling restricted medicines, including Tossex Cough Syrup containing Codeine and Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus Capsules containing Tramadol, without adhering to mandatory legal requirements, a press relea...