UP's Biggest Codeine Corridor Crackdown: 128 FIRs, 60 Arrests, Bangladesh-Nepal Network

• UP's "Codeine Corridor" crackdown by State Police, FSDA, and STF resulted in 128 FIRs, over 60 arrests, and seizure of 4 lakh+ codeine syrup bottles.
• The operation dismantled an international smuggling network spanning Bangladesh to Nepal, utilizing eastern UP as a key transit and distribution hub.
• The syndicate diverted legally manufactured codeine-based cough syrup using forged documents, dummy distributors, and clandestine transport for illegal sale.
• Key arrests exposed dummy pharmaceutical firms and a financial network, with profits laundered via hawala; the ED is expected to join the investigation.

Why It Matters: Major crackdown disrupts a vast international codeine smuggling network, protecting public health.