Mumbai: Banned oxytocin seized in Andheri and Kalyan

  • | Thursday | 3rd October, 2019

In one of the rare seizures of banned drugs in the city, officers of unit 10 of the Mumbai crime branch have seized 1,000 bottles of a chemical drug named ‘Oxytocin’ worth Rs 60,000 and have also arrested two men who were allegedly possessing and supplying the said drug at a stable in Andheri. The accused duo have been identified as Najeeb Khotal (37) and Anis Khande (44) who are residents of Kalyan, said the police. Subsequently, the crime branch sleuths have also raided a Kalyan based godown and have seized close to 500 litres of the same drug and the owner of the godown identified as Masi Khot (37) has been arrested. The police expect more such seizures in due course of time as and when the investigation proceeds ahead. However, the drug also leaves a negative impact on the health of animals and after consuming such dairy products, humans are also prone to fall ill.

In one of the rare seizures of banned drugs in the city, officers of unit 10 of the Mumbai crime branch have seized 1,000 bottles of a chemical drug named ‘Oxytocin’ worth Rs 60,000 and have also arrested two men who were allegedly possessing and supplying the said drug at a stable in Andheri. The accused duo have been identified as Najeeb Khotal (37) and Anis Khande (44) who are residents of Kalyan, said the police. Subsequently, the crime branch sleuths have also raided a Kalyan based godown and have seized close to 500 litres of the same drug and the owner of the godown identified as Masi Khot (37) has been arrested. The police expect more such seizures in due course of time as and when the investigation proceeds ahead. According to crime branch sources, Oxytocin which is a banned drug is used illegally in dairy farms and cowsheds so that lactating cows and buffaloes give milk in a greater quantity which in turn proves profitable for selling milk and other dairy products. However, the drug also leaves a negative impact on the health of animals and after consuming such dairy products, humans are also prone to fall ill.

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