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The Assam police has seized 170 bottles of the Codeine cough syrup from Baihata Chariali in Kamrup district.

The police conducted a drive against drugs at Baihata Chariali on Sunday during which the banned cough syrup was seized.

Police sources said that they will continue the drive against narcotics in the state to root out the drug menace.

Also read: Assam Police seizes 1 lakh bags of FCI rice from private godown in Kamrup district

On the other hand, the Assam police recently seized 1 lakh bags of rice of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from a private godown at Chhatabari in Kamrup district.

The bags were seized from the godown of a private company located in the Chhaygaon Industrial Area at Chhatabari during a joint operation conducted by the Assam police in collaboration with the Kamrup district administration.

The private company was reportedly shipping the FCI rice to different places including Meghalaya after repackaging it in their brand name.