Three held for illegal export of ephedrine tablets

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested three persons including the managing director of a pharmaceutical company based at Vijaywada for illegal export of Ephedrine tablets, a controlled substance notified under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

According to a press release by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai, the arrested persons had conspired to procure and illegally export about 2500 cartons each containing one lakh tablets of Ephedrine valued at Rs ten crore in the international market.

The examination of the laptop computer maintained by the managing director of Venkat Pharma Ltd, having its factory at Vijaywada and registered office at Hyderabad, revealed that they had exported the Ephedrine tablets in the guise of their regular pharmaceutical formulations, the release added.

The arrested persons were remanded to judicial custody by the Metropolitian Sessions Judge, Hyderabad.

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