Overview
- The Delhi Drugs Control Department has increased enforcement activity, reporting 569 inspections this quarter that found 272 violations and prompted extensive sample collection and testing.
- Authorities said they tested 433 legal samples and collected 43 specimen samples, of which 26 were declared spurious or counterfeit after initial checks.
- A joint raid in Daryaganj recovered suspected illegal medicines valued at about Rs 13.29 lakh, led to one arrest, and produced three legal and three specimen samples sent to labs and manufacturers for verification.
- Officials have filed multiple legal actions, including prosecutions under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and six FIRs under the NDPS Act, while investigations continue into supply chains and unlicensed sellers.
- Health officials framed the push as a zero-tolerance public-health measure with special concern for habit-forming and psychotropic drugs, and warned residents that further seizures and prosecutions are likely as lab results are confirmed.