<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-ncb-seized-tramadol-hidden-in-consignment-for-us-23222913" rel="none">Narcotics Control Bureau</a> (NCB) seized 7,200 bottles of cough syrup containing Codeine, worth Rs 40 lakh, and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crime-ncb-finds-charas-in-water-purifier-franchise-owner-of-top-courier-firm-arrested-23231375" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">arrested</a> two persons in Bhiwandi town of neighbouring Thane district, an official said on Thursday.</p>
<p>"In an operation conducted on Wednesday night, a team from the NCB apprehended the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/ncb-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-1-cr-in-mumbai-one-held-23229110" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">accused</a> after chasing them on Bhiwani highway," the police official said.</p>
<p>"The contraband, which was being transported in a pick-up truck, was to be delivered in Bhiwandi area to customers in retail at various areas in Mumbai and Thane," he said.</p>
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<p>"Interrogations revealed that the accused, who were carrier and receiver of the contraband, were important members of a syndicate dealing in the illegal supply of Codeine-based cough syrups (CBCS)," the official added.</p>
<p><strong>(with inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
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