Hans News Service New Delhi

TheDelhi Drugs Control Department seized medicines worth around Rs 14 lakh from an unlicensed residential premises in Madipur village here and arrested one person, officials said on Wednesday.

In separate inspections, officials said they found violations at 37 of 62 drug establishments across the city. According to the official statement, the Delhi Drugs Control Department and the Delhi Police Crime Branch seized medicines suspected to be of doubtful quality, allegedly stocked for sale and distribution without a valid licence, during a joint operation on November 4 and 5.

A drugs inspector seized the stock under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and collected samples for laboratory testing. Officials said the department is initiating legal proceedings against those involved.

In a separate enforcement drive targeting the unauthorised sale of antibiotics and prescription medicines, officials inspected 62 retail and wholesale drug establishments, of which 37 were found violating statutory requirements. Of the 41 establishments officials inspected in Krishna Nagar, GTB Nagar (Kingsway Camp) and Rohini, they found violations at 25.