In a major crackdown, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has successfully dismantled a notorious gang involved in the illegal trade of CBCS (codeine-based cough syrup) bottles. The three-day operation resulted in the apprehension of five suspects, including medical representatives (MRs) of pharmaceutical companies.

On August 1, 2023, the ANC’s Azad Maidan team made a significant breakthrough when they arrested Umar Nadim, a 29-year-old male and a technician with a shipping company, for possessing 100 CBCS bottles near Times of India Bridge in Kandivli. Subsequent investigations revealed that Nadim had illegally procured these CBCS bottles from Glenm ark Pharmaceuticals company’s MR, identified as Kunal Vishwakarma in Hanuman Nagar, Kandivli East.