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Fake Medicine Racket Busted in Thane, Two Arrested with Rs 2.84 Lakh Spurious Drugs
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News18•24-09-2026, 11:15
Fake Medicine Racket Busted in Thane, Two Arrested with Rs 2.84 Lakh Spurious Drugs
- •Police in Thane, Maharashtra, uncovered a counterfeit pharmaceuticals racket, seizing fake medicines worth Rs 2.84 lakh.
- •Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the operation.
- •The arrests followed a complaint from a senior official of a pharmaceutical company.
- •One accused from Mumbai and an accomplice from a Lucknow firm allegedly manufactured and stocked spurious drugs for illicit gain.
- •The accused lacked valid drug manufacturing or sales licenses and were attempting to sell the fake stock to an unauthorized buyer.
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Police in Thane uncovered a counterfeit pharmaceuticals racket and seized fake versions of widely used medicines valued at Rs 2.84 lakh.
Following a complaint by a pharmaceuticals company official, police intercepted a man in the Wagle Estate area of Thane on September 21.
A man from Mumbai and his accomplice from a pharmaceuticals firm in Lucknow allegedly manufactured and stocked the spurious drugs for illicit financial gain without valid licenses.