SRB detains 6 in raid on fake medicine factory in Keraniganj
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Special Response Battalion (SRB-2) detained six people during a raid on an unauthorized and fake medicine manufacturing factory in Keraniganj.
Law enforcement seized a large quantity of counterfeit medicines and medicine-making equipment during the operation.
Acting on a tip-off, officers conducted the drive on Thursday in the Ghatarchar area under Taranagar Union of Keraniganj Model Police Station.
Authorities identified the detained people as Md Rakib Daria, 23, Md Arafat Howlader, 22, Md Fardin Hossain, 24, Md Rashedul Islam, 22, Md Ruhan Islam, 20, and Md Al-Amin Khondokar, 19.
SRB-2 added that the suspects collected sacks of tablets and gallons of liquid substances to package them under the names of medicines claiming various therapeutic qualities. In addition to using brand names, identities, and labels of various companies on the product packaging, they printed expiration dates themselves before marketing the items. Officials obtained this information during initial interrogation.
During the drive, officers seized 310 jars of Organic Neuroclean Tablets, 285 jars of Leucorrhea Binash Tablets, 360 bottles of Leucorrhea Binash Syrup, 40 jars of Diabetes Clean Powder, and 25 bottles of Pain Care Oil, 400 unlabelled jars of tablets, 85 jars of powder, 106 kilograms of white-colored tablets, 4 kilograms of green-colored tablets, and 145 kilograms of liquid syrup stored in three drums.
Along with these, SRB-2 seized one sack of packaging bearing names of various brands, one sack of empty bottles, and various equipment used for packaging medicines.
SRB-2 noted that investigators found discrepancies between the actual identity of the recovered medicines and the information printed on the packaging. The syndicate marketed these products without verifying their actual ingredients or quality standards. Legal action is underway.
