Kalyan: In a crackdown on illegal narcotics, the Special Action Team of DCP Zone 3 of Thane police seized 400 bottles of Corex cough syrup during a patrolling in Bazarpeth police station limits at Kalyan on Friday.The team led by assistant police inspector Anil Gaikwad was conducting routine anti-narcotics surveillance near Fortis Hospital when a man on a motorcycle aroused suspicion. He was immediately intercepted, and a spot search led to the recovery of the prohibited Corex bottles, commonly misused as a narcotic substance.The accused has been identified as Mohammad Matab Anis Rais (33), a resident of Golden Plaza situated at Maulana Shaukat Ali Chowk, Kalyan (West). Police also seized a black motorcycle worth Rs 60,000 and Rs 3,660 in cash.A case has been registered under NDPS Act Sections 8(c), 22(b)(c). The accused is also wanted in a previous NDPS case at MFC police station. Further investigation is underway.
