Over 17,000 sleeping pills, pain-killers meant for sale as intoxicants to youth, seized in Madurai

As many as 17,030 tablets of different brands and 105 bottles syrup that had passed their expiry dates were seized. Two persons, who were selling them as intoxicants, held

Madurai City Police have arrested two persons and seized over 17,000 sleeping pills and pain-killers along with 105 syrup bottles which were being smuggled for selling among youths as intoxicants near Mathichiyam on Monday.

Commissioner of Police, T. Senthil Kumar, and Deputy Commissioner of Police, N. Mohanraj, inspected the seized materials at Mathichiyam police station.

According to official sources, a team of police personnel who were carrying out a vehicle check at Asari Thoppu found two persons running away after abandoning a motorbike and also a man who was carrying some boxes.

The police nabbed the person, who was identified as S. Tamil Azhagan (19) of Vikkiramangalam.

During enquiry, Tamil Azhagan revealed that he had come with two of his friends, Dinesh and Gavaskar.

Dinesh, who has completed Diploma in Pharmacy, has been buying sleeping pills and painkillers from one P. Muralithaj (27), after getting his acquintance through social media.

Subsequently, the police team rushed to Anna Nagar and picked up Muralithaj. During interrogation, they found that Muralithaj, who also has a diploma in Pharmacy, had been running a medical shop and was in touch with medical representatives.