{Inter-state opioid racket} Fazilka police recover 1.71 lakh Clovidol 100sr tablets, 1 held

The Fazilka police have busted an inter-state network involved in the illegal trade of opioids, seizing 1.71 lakh Clovidol 100sr tablets in a major operation tracing the supply chain to Rajasthan.
Clovidol 100sr is a habit-forming pain medicine that acts on the central nervous system to relieve pain. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults, usually after a surgery or severe injury.
Director general of Punjab police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that one person has also been apprehended.
“The Fazilka police have busted an inter-state network involved in the illegal trade of opioids operating from Rajasthan. The police have recovered 1.71 lakh Clovidol 100sr tablets,” the DGP Punjab said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“A first information report (FIR) has been registered under the NDPS Act at the Khuian Sarwar police station in Fazilka. A probe into the case is on,” Yadav said.