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Crime
Bengaluru Airport Arrests Alleged Fake Medicine Racket Mastermind
✍️ Mangalore Today
🗓 29 Sep 2026, 05:17 PM
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Police have detained the suspected mastermind of a fake medicine racket at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport following a trip to the Gulf region.
Police arrested the alleged mastermind of a fake medicine racket at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on Monday.
The suspect was intercepted shortly after returning from a trip to the Gulf region, where he is believed to have been involved in the procurement of counterfeit drugs.
Security officials say the arrest is part of a broader investigation into a network that has been distributing substandard medicines across several states.
The arrested individual faces charges under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Law enforcement agencies are continuing to probe the extent of the racket and the identities of other possible conspirators.
The suspect was intercepted shortly after returning from a trip to the Gulf region, where he is believed to have been involved in the procurement of counterfeit drugs.
Security officials say the arrest is part of a broader investigation into a network that has been distributing substandard medicines across several states.
The arrested individual faces charges under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Law enforcement agencies are continuing to probe the extent of the racket and the identities of other possible conspirators.