‘Fake medicine racket’ busted operating from Agra and Lucknow, 4 held

The police conducted raids at Radhe Medical Agency and Bansal Medical, where drugs worth Rs.10 crore were seized.

“The operation involved nine days of raids in Agra by the drug department and UP Special Task Force (STF), resulting in the seizure of drugs worth crores and the collection of 24 different drug samples,” said an officer.

“We have arrested four traders, including Himanshu Aggarwal, Sanjay Bansal, Mukesh Bansal, and Sohit Bansal and further investigation is ongoing,” said the officer.

According to an official statement of the police, it read that fake medicines worth Rs 200 crore were supplied from Chennai and Puducherry.

In the press note, a senior government official said the syndicate had made Agra and Lucknow hotspots for counterfeit medicines.

“The syndicate used fake bills and QR codes to sell counterfeit medicines. The location of a party from Lucknow was traced to Goa and the investigation uncovered several dummy firms in Maharashtra and Agra. The syndicate was found to be manufacturing fake medicines of well-known companies, including those for cold, cough, diabetes and pain relief,” said a senior police official.

The raid began after an information was shared by the Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration, Uttar Pradesh asking the medical officials to verify it.

“We began a raid on the basis of confidential information received by the Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration,” the official added.