In a major crackdown on spurious cough syrups and arms trafficking, Odisha Police Monday busted an inter-state racket operating in Bargarh district and arrested 15 people, officials said.

Acting on credible intelligence inputs regarding transportation and sale of banned cough syrup and firearms, seven police teams, including personnel from the district’s Special Squad, conducted simultaneous raids across multiple locations.

Among the 15 arrested, three were from Chhattisgarh.

During the raids, police seized 1,500 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup (100 ml each), five country-made pistols with magazines, 20 live ammunition, three empty cartridge cases, 16 mobile phones, five four-wheelers, and Rs 57,200 in cash.

According to preliminary investigation, the accused were part of a well-organised

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