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| Special enforcement drive against illegal sale of habit-forming drugs conducted across Jammu province | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 18: The Drugs & Food Control Organisation, J&K, under the Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, conducted special enforcement drives across the districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur.
The drives aimed to identify establishments operating in violation of legal and regulatory requirements and to prevent the unauthorised sale and misuse of psychotropic substances and prescription medicines.
Surprise inspections of pharmacies and drug sale establishments were carried out by Drugs Control Officers, Munish Gupta at Doda and Imtiyaz Ahmed at Kishtwar, with support from respective district administrations, to ensure compliance with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
The operations of 14 retail drug sale establishments were disallowed on the spot under Section 22(d) of the Act, four in Kishtwar and ten in Doda, for violations including non-maintenance of mandatory sale records, impersonation and other regulatory irregularities. Stocks of habit-forming formulations containing Tapentadol and Pregabalin, valued at approximately Rs 2 lakh, were confiscated under Section 23 of the Act.
Preliminary investigations revealed that certain individuals are clandestinely procuring such drugs through online channels and that some establishments have been sourcing habit-forming formulations containing Pregabalin-300 mg and Tapentadol directly from suppliers outside the Union Territory in violation of departmental guidelines.
In Udhampur, action was initiated after Police Station Udhampur recovered 100 capsules of Pregabalin IP 300 mg (Roadwell) from an individual during investigation. Subsequent enquiry led to further recoveries and revealed an alleged supply chain originating from Nath Medicos, Battal Ballian Road, Sailan Talab, Udhampur.
A joint inspection of the premises found stocks of Pregabalin-based formulations, including Gabarutin-300 Capsules. The proprietor failed to produce requisite sale and purchase records. The recovered stocks were formally seized under the Act and the operations of Nath Medicos have been disallowed with immediate effect pending further investigation. |
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