New Delhi, April 4 The Delhi Police have arrested a 26-year-old medical store owner and busted a drug supply network in the outer Delhi area, officials said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Tushar Malhotra, a resident of Motia Khan, was apprehended following a raid in Paharganj on April 2.
Police said the action followed a case registered at the Nihal Vihar police station on March 26, in which three persons with contraband, including codeine syrup and Buprenorphine tablets, were earlier arrested. During interrogation, one of the accused revealed the source of supply.
Acting on this lead, a joint team of police and drug inspector officials raided the medical store, seizing codeine-based cough syrup and psychotropic capsules, as Malhotra failed to produce valid purchase records.
"A total of 60 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup and 296 Tramadol capsules were recovered from him," the officer said.
Further investigation is underway to identify other members of the network.