Fentanyl diversion into rural Punjab raises alarm; NCB seizes 18,172 pharmaceutical drug units

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has unearthed an alleged racket involving the diversion of pharmaceutical fentanyl and other NDPS-covered drugs into unauthorised channels in rural Punjab, with the investigation leading from a private establishment in Attari to a pharmacist in Moga. The racket came to light during an investigation into the recovery of intoxicant tablets [...]