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

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Moneycontrol•14-12-2025, 16:07
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.
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