GAIGHAT, MARCH 10

One person has been held with illegal pharmaceuticals in Triyuga Municipality-3 of Udaypur district on Wednesday.

The arrestee has been identified as Shahid Miyan, 37. He was apprehended in possession of contraband pharmaceuticals during routine police check up from the Motigadha-based new bus park.

The police have managed to seize Nitrazepam (151 tablets), Spasmo-Proxyvon (80 tablets), Diazepam (17 tablets), Phenergan (12 ampoules), Dialems DC (6 bottles), Nofin (16 ampoules), along with Rs 15,000 in cash and a mobile.

According to the police, Miyan has been recognized as an illegal pharmaceutical smuggler who illegally exports the pharmaceuticals in the Gaighat market.

The offender has been remanded into police custody and further investigation into the matter is underway.