AGARTALA, Sept 21 (TIWN): The Border Security Force (BSF) seized more than 21,400 bottles of Bangladesh bound smuggled cough syrup in Tripura.

“On the basis of specific information, we along with BSF of Gakulnagar G-branch went on an operation in Mahishkhala area near the bypass road of Agartala. There we have intercepted four vehicles containing phensydyl cartoons. After opening the cartoons, we have found total 21,400 bottles of phensedyls in these vehicles,”-said Mr Swapan Kumar Debnath, Superintendent of Anti-Smuggling Wing of Agartala Custom’s Division 

Though phensedyl is used Indian as cough syrup but it is a lucrative smuggling item to Bangladesh, where liquor consumption is ban and it is used as substitute to liquor.

“We are trying to prevent this so that this type of medicine should not go to Bangladesh as the youth of Bangladesh are using it mainly as a drug as it contains codeine."- Mr Swapan Kumar Debnath said.