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XLucknow: The moment Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath assumed office, he launched a decisive war against illegal drug trafficking under a strict zero-tolerance policy. In line with his vision, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) was established in 2022. Acting on the Chief Minister’s directives, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) initiated a focused campaign against the illegal trade and diversion of codeine-based cough syrup and NDPS-category drugs. Before carrying out the country’s largest crackdown, the department conducted an extensive internal probe. Investigations were carried out in Jharkhand, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, where evidence was collected regarding business links with super stockists and wholesalers in Uttar Pradesh. After completing this groundwork

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