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GUWAHATI: GRP sleuths seized at least 1080 bottles of banned Phensedyl cough syrup worth Rs 1.79 lakh at Guwahati railway station on Monday. "The trio got down from the train at the Guwahati railway station and were trying to escape vigilance, having concealed the bottles in six black bags. The seizure would be worth Rs 1.79 lakh," they added.The seizure comes after GRP on Sunday evening arrested Yaruingam R Shimray from Dimapur . "Each bottle of Phensedyl, that costs around Rs 50 in India, is sold for Rs 150 in Bangladesh. From there, the bottles would have been sent to Bangladesh where there is a high demand for cough syrup among drug addicts..