COVID-19 drugs, stocked allegedly for black marketing, seized in A.P.
The Hindu
A decoy openation was conducted by the officials based on a tip off.
Officials of the Drugs Control Administration, Visakhapatnam, seized COVID-19 drugs from a man, who was reportedly indulging in black marketing of the drugs at Maddilapalem in the city. K. Rajitha, Assistant Director (AD), DCA, said one Santosh Kumar was involved in the black marketing of COVID-19 drugs. A decoy operation was conducted based on a tip off. The DCA officials contacted the accused over phone and sought Amphotericin B and Remdesivir injections. Kumar offered Remdesivir injections at ₹7,000 per vial. When he came to hand over the the injections, he was caught by the Drugs Inspectors and Vigilance and Enforcement officials.More Related News