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Asif, a resident of Meerut, was wanted in this case and is currently living in Dubai. Asif managed to get a stay on his arrest while sitting thousands of kilometers away in Dubai.
Cough syrup accused secures arrest stay
Ghaziabad: A new twist has emerged in the cough syrup case in Ghaziabad. This network extends from North India to Bangladesh. However, Asif, a wanted man connected to the racket, has successfully evaded the law. He filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court and obtained a stay on his arrest. Police have described Asif as the mastermind behind the drug trafficking in the case.
Search Began After the Seizure
Ghaziabad police claim that Asif is a transporter. He used to supply bottles of codeine cough syrup to Bangladesh. Police were searching for Asif after the seizure of codeine cough syrup worth Rs 3.5 crore. Teams were conducting raids in various places to apprehend him.
Asif, a resident of Meerut, was wanted in this case and is currently living in Dubai. Asif managed to get a stay on his arrest while sitting thousands of kilometers away in Dubai. The fact that the accused in such a large-scale smuggling case obtained legal relief while living abroad raises serious questions about the depth and connections of the network.
What did Asif say?
In a media report, Asif stated that when he was in Meerut, he ran a transport business. His other brothers also drive vehicles. He came to Saudi Arabia in 2020. He also did a transport business there, but it didn't work out. Then he leased a hotel and is running it.
He said he has nothing to do with the cough syrup case. He has no knowledge of it. He doesn't know any of the names mentioned in the FIR. He has never met any of them. He doesn't know how his name came to be in the FIR.
Who is Asif?
On November 4, Ghaziabad police seized 3 trucks of codeine cough syrup. Its value was estimated at around Rs 3.4 crore. A total of 7 accused were arrested: Saurav Tyagi, Shadab, Shivkant, Santosh Bhadana, Ambuj Kumar, Dharmendra Singh, Deepu Yadav, and Sushil Yadav. Asif's name also came up in this case.
What is his connection?
During questioning, Saurav Tyagi revealed that cough syrup containing codeine is used for drug abuse in India and Bangladesh. Its sale is subject to several restrictions in India. Therefore, it is black marketed and smuggled. According to Saurav, the main kingpins of this operation are Asif and Wasim, who live in Meerut, and Shubham Jaiswal, a resident of Varanasi.
These three collect cough syrup from different parts of the country and send it to Bangladesh. First, the cough syrup is collected at warehouses in Delhi-NCR. From there, it is transported to warehouses in Bareilly and Gorakhpur. From there, on the instructions of Asif and Wasim, Saurav Tyagi sends trucks of cough syrup to several states, including Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Assam.
Asif's house in the village is locked
Asif is originally from Radhana village in the Kithore police station area of Meerut district. Asif has four brothers. Salim and Asif are truck drivers. Shahzad runs a hotel in Noida. The fourth brother is mentally ill. Asif has been living in Dubai for many years.
Several cases are registered against him. The other four brothers have separate houses next to Asif's. Asif's house is the best among them. The entire house is covered with tiles and stone. The gate is locked. The whole house is covered in dust.
