Suspended cop's home raided by ED: Gucci, Rado seized in ₹1000 Cr cough syrup racket.

• ED raided the lavish Lucknow home of suspended police constable Alok Pratap Singh in connection with a ₹1,000 crore cough syrup racket.
• Luxury items like Gucci and Prada handbags, Rado watches, and expensive electronics were seized during the raid.
• Alok Pratap Singh, previously suspended twice, allegedly became involved in the codeine-based cough syrup (CBCS) trafficking network after his dismissal.
• The racket involved selling CBCS as narcotics, operating wholesale units in UP and Jharkhand, and smuggling to other states, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
• The main accused, Shubham Jaiswal, has reportedly fled to Dubai; 3.5 lakh cough syrup bottles worth ₹4.5 crore have been seized, and 32 people arrested.

Why It Matters: This exposes deep corruption and a massive illegal drug trade funding lavish lifestyles.