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- Authorities discovered a farmhouse in Bidadi where cheap medications were being repackaged with fake labels for expensive, life-saving foreign drugs.
- The raid conducted on August 18, 2026, resulted in the seizure of over 5 crore rupees worth of counterfeit medicines, machinery, and printing materials.
- Officials subsequently revoked 16 drug licenses and suspended 8 others, including one for a Pfizer C&F depot in Nelamangala.
- A Special Investigation Team is currently investigating the full extent of the criminal operation.
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- Results of the lab testing for seized medicine samples
- Findings of the ongoing Special Investigation Team probe
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