Cough Syrup Racket: Kingpin's Associate Arrested at UP-Nepal Border

• Vikas Singh Narve, a close associate of the alleged kingpin in an illegal codeine-laced cough syrup trade, was arrested.
• Narve was apprehended by Varanasi Police in Siddharthnagar district while attempting to flee to Nepal.
• He is an associate of Shubham Jaiswal, against whom a lookout circular and Red Corner Notice were issued.
• The arrest follows the seizure of assets worth Rs 30.52 crore belonging to Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, Shubham's father.
• Uttar Pradesh Police are continuing their probe into the illegal network smuggling regulated codeine-laced cough syrups.

Why It Matters: A key associate in a major cough syrup racket was arrested near the UP-Nepal border, intensifying the crackdown.