The Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 10 people allegedly involved in the manufacture and sale of fake medicines used as painkillers and antibiotics among others in the National Capital Region. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sanjay Bhatia said police have busted networks involved in the racket in the last four weeks.

Giving details about the operation, Bhatia said keeping in view a sharp surge in the supply of fake medicines in the retail markets in Delhi, three teams of the Crime Branch were tasked to develop inputs about such illegal rackets active in the Delhi-NCR. During a search of a vehicle under Tilak Bridge, huge quantities of fake Ultracet, Amaryl 1M, Gluconorm and Defcort tablets were seized and two people were nabbed.