The State Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Hyderabad has uncovered a fake antibiotics operation. The fake antibiotics were being shipped from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad. The DCA seized fake antibiotics worth Rs 22.95 lakh.
The DCA received credible information about the entry of counterfeit drugs into the state through courier services. They kept an eye on various courier offices, including Trackon Couriers Pvt Ltd in Uppal. On December 30, the DCA officials identified the receipt of five cartons from Ghaziabad in the name of Puvvada Lakshman, who is a habitual offender and was previously involved in a spurious drug racket.
Since then, the DCA officials have been monitoring the courier office of Trackon Couriers Pvt Ltd in Uppal. They followed the courier delivery boy, Suresh Kumar, as he delivered the consignment of five cartons on Wednesday. The officials apprehended Puvvada Lakshman during the delivery at an unlicensed premises called Sri Venkateswara Enterprises in Dilsukhnagar.
Upon inspection, the officials found 51,000 tablets of the spurious antibiotic ‘Cefoxim-CV Tablets’ worth Rs 22.95 lakh. These tablets were falsely labeled as manufactured by a fictitious company called Meg Lifesciences based in Himachal Pradesh. During interrogation, Puvvada Lakshman revealed the names of his accomplices, Pokala Ramesh and Garapalli Purnachander of Saidabad, who were also involved in the counterfeit drug operation. He also admitted to supplying the fake drugs to certain medical shops in the state.
