Lucknow: Codeine Syrup Racket Accused Alok Singh, Amit Tamta Remanded Till Dec 22

• A Lucknow court extended the judicial custody of dismissed constable Alok Singh and Amit Tamta in a multi-crore codeine-based cough syrup trafficking case until December 22.
• The accused were presented amid tight security, with lawyers protesting their presence at the court premises.
• Amit Tamta was arrested on November 27 by the UP STF for trafficking codeine-based cough syrup, and Alok Singh, a key accused, was arrested on December 2.
• The syndicate is accused of distributing approximately Rs 100 crore worth of codeine-based cough syrup across Lucknow and other parts of the country.

Why It Matters: It highlights continued legal action against a major drug trafficking operation.