Codeine Cough Syrup Racket: Mastermind's Cousin Arrested, SP Connection Revealed

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News18•12-01-2026, 22:35
Codeine Cough Syrup Racket: Mastermind's Cousin Arrested, SP Connection Revealed
- •Aditya Jaiswal, cousin of codeine cough syrup trafficking mastermind Shubham Jaiswal, has been arrested in Varanasi.
- •Aditya Jaiswal allegedly laundered around 10 crore rupees from the illicit earnings of the cough syrup racket.
- •Shubham Jaiswal's social media posts wishing for an SP government and urging Akhilesh Yadav to contest alone have gone viral.
- •Akhilesh Yadav questioned why central agencies like ED or CBI are not investigating the 800 crore rupee cough syrup racket.
- •A political war of words has erupted between BJP and SP over the illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrup.
Why It Matters: Mastermind's cousin arrested in cough syrup racket, revealing political connections and sparking SP-BJP conflict.
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