8,320 codeine syrup bottles seized in Manipur's Imphal West

Security teams in Manipur seized 8,320 bottles of codeine-laced cough syrup from a riverbank in Imphal West. Three suspects were arrested on October 4, leading to the bust. Alleged kingpin Nongthombam Jamesjit, a drugstore owner from Naoremthong Bazar, was arrested in Ahmedabad for running an illegal drug network.