Phensedyl worth Rs 26 cr seized

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The driver and his assistant were arrested, sources in BSF said today.
Acting on a tip-off the security forces yesterday stopped the truck from Jalpaguri in West Bengal and recovered the bottles hidden inside the bags of potatoes.
Phensedyl is a drug used in cough syrup. It is smuggled into Bangladesh, where sale of alcohol is banned. People drink this syrup in excess quantity to get drunk, sources said.
First Published: Sep 06 2012 | 1:35 PM IST