In a significant crackdown against illegal drug trafficking, a joint team of Fatuha Police and the Prohibition Unit in Patna district has seized a large consignment of banned codeine-based cough syrup. This success comes as part of ongoing efforts against the illicit drug trade. On Sunday, Fatuha SDPO-1 Awadhesh Kumar provided detailed information regarding the seizure during a press conference held at the Fatuha police station.

SDPO Awadhesh Kumar stated that on October 3, 2026, police received confidential intelligence about a large consignment of banned medicine being brought by a pharmaceutical company to the 'Alchemist Limited' warehouse located in Likhiya Fatuha, on the Daniyawan-Fatuha Road. A special team was formed under the guidance of senior officials to verify the information and take swift action.

With the cooperation of the Prohibition and Excise Department and the warehouse's security manager, the police team began inspecting the warehouse. At the scene, parcels were being unloaded from a DCM truck. Upon questioning, the driver revealed that the consignment had arrived from Ranchi and was intended for delivery to a customer. However, sensing police presence, the customer switched off their mobile phone and fled the scene.

During the raid, police confiscated a total of 22,850 bottles (2285 liters) of codeine syrup from 149 cartons. This included 14,850 bottles of Escuf Codeine Syrup and 8,000 bottles of Wicsy Codeine Syrup.

Case number 625/26 has been registered at Fatuha Police Station, and further action is underway. Police are actively conducting raids to apprehend the absconding accused. The successful investigation and raid involved Station House Officer Shrimant Kumar Suman, Additional Station House Officer Chandan Kumar, SIs Kalendra Kumar, Nagendra Paswan, Rahul Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, and the team from the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Narcotics Unit.