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- Uttar Pradesh's Food Safety and Drugs Administration has filed six FIRs at Aminabad police station in Lucknow against a network of firms allegedly trading fake and substandard medicines through fake billing, cross-billing and fabricated bank transactions.
- Investigations found firms cross-billing each other without actual drug supply, and premises showing purchases of the antibiotic Augmentin Duo 625 at less than half its real landing cost, while the named distributor denied the sales.
- Owners of two firms said their businesses were operated without their knowledge by Devendra Shukla, and no drug stock or purchase bills were found on site.
- The action, part of a July crackdown that included seizures and raids linked to Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, signals the state's intent to dismantle the entire fake medicine supply chain.
What to watch next
- Further arrests or licence cancellations of the accused wholesalers and agents as district drug inspectors continue monitoring.
- Expansion of the investigation into the Rajasthan-linked suppliers and the Dehradun fake medicine factory case.
- Possible additional FIRs or seizures as the FSDA states its crackdown will continue.
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