DRI seizes over 1 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in Tripura and West Bengal
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 1.11 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup under the NDPS Act, 1985 in two operations, on an Agartala-bound train and at a warehouse in Dankuni, West Bengal, and arrested one person (announced 5 July 2026).
Summary
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on 5 July 2026 that it had seized about 1.11 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in two operations under the NDPS Act, 1985. On 2 July 2026, officers intercepted a consignment in the parcel van of a train bound for Agartala, Tripura, and recovered 55,626 bottles hidden in 80 metal drums, with help from the RPF and Assam Rifles; one person was arrested. In the second operation, 56,225 bottles were found in 104 sealed iron drums under china clay powder at a warehouse in Dankuni, West Bengal. Codeine is an opium derivative with legitimate medical use but is diverted by trafficking networks.
Key facts
- Total seized
- About 1.11 lakh bottles; 1 arrest
- Tripura operation
- 2 July 2026; Agartala-bound train; 55,626 bottles in 80 drums
- West Bengal operation
- Dankuni warehouse; 56,225 bottles in 104 drums
- Law
- NDPS Act, 1985
- Support
- RPF and Assam Rifles (Tripura operation)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which Act did the DRI seize about 1.11 lakh bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in Tripura and West Bengal (announced 5 July 2026)?
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Correct answer: A — NDPS Act, 1985
Both seizures were made under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Dankuni, where the DRI found 56,225 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in a warehouse, is in which state?
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Correct answer: D — West Bengal
DRI officers searched a warehouse at Dankuni, West Bengal and recovered 56,225 bottles from 104 sealed iron drums.