The Crime Branch CID police on Thursday arrested a sanitary worker of the Government General Hospital here, who allegedly supplied medicines to suspects involved in the spurious drugs case.
According to sources in the agency, D. Dhanalakshmi (45) of Minjur in Tiruvallur district, working as a sweeper in the hospital, obtained medicines illegally from the hospital and supplied them to the spurious drug sellers. A search of her house led to the seizure of drugs meant for patients at the Government General Hospital. In a late night operation, investigators raided two godowns of Sanjay Kumar, one of the prime accused in the case, and seized spurious/expired drugs worth about Rs.2 crore. Fake seals and stamps used to recycle expired drugs were also seized.
In Cuddalore, the CBCID officials took into custody Valliappan, Murugesan and Anandan arrested in connection with a spurious drugs case in Thirupapuliyur police station in the district. The police said on interrogation the accused had confessed to having pasted fake labels of a branded cough syrup to sell spurious syrup. Based on this input, P. Ponnupandi Albert (38) of Sivakasi was arrested on charges of printing the labels in his press. A laptop used to design the fake label was seized. Tension prevailed on the Egmore court premises here when the police brought V. Meenakshisundaram, Pradeep Chordia, Sanjay Kumar and four others after custodial interrogation.
