Overview
- Special Task Force teams have moved into Nepal to track alleged kingpins believed to have escaped via Bihar.
- Police say they have recovered nearly 3.5 lakh codeine-based syrup bottles valued at about Rs 4.5 crore.
- The SIT led by IG L R Kumar has identified 12 key suspects, including Vibhor Rana, Saurabh Tyagi and Vishal Rana.
- Authorities have filed more than 128 FIRs, and 32 earlier arrests prompted the state to constitute the SIT.
- Probes are examining consignments routed toward Nepal and Bangladesh and banking transactions, with Section 84 BNS proceedings being readied against absconders.