Prayagraj: A man carrying 64 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Prayagraj Junction on Sunday. Police said he was about to hand over the consignment to be transported to Mumbai.He was caught near a temple in front of the saloon yard at the Howrah end of platform No. 1, said GRP Inspector AK Singh. The accused has been identified as Saddam, a resident of Lal Gopalganj in Nawabganj. The police seized 64 bottles of 100 ml each containing codeine phosphate and triprolidine hydrochloride, worth around Rs 14,000.During questioning, Saddam told police that he collected the syrup from a person in Manikpur and came to Prayagraj Junction on a motorcycle. He was to hand over the consignment near the foot overbridge to another person, who was supposed to take it to Mumbai by train and sell it at a higher price.The GRP is now examining call records to identify other members of the alleged network and trace the source and recipients of the consignment.
