Gujarat sees fake abortion racket

Two individuals have been detained for questioning in this regard. The seizure was made on October 27, officials informed on Saturday.

Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) officials have seized counterfeit abortion-inducing antibiotic drugs and medicines worth nearly R40 lakh from two separate locations in Sabarkantha district of the state. Two individuals have been detained for questioning in this regard. The seizure was made on October 27, officials informed on Saturday.

Acting on a credible tip-off, the FDCA officials conducted a raid at a medical shop in the Girdharnagar area of Himmatnagar and the raid led to the confiscation of a substantial quantity of counterfeit antibiotic drugs, according to a statement issued by FDCA Commissioner H G Koshia. During this operation, they seized abortifacient drugs and other medicines valued at Rs 12.74 lakh.

Rs 40L
Value of fake drugs caught

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