Five arrested for marketing expired drugs in Noida

Five people were arrested in Noida on Tuesday for allegedly marketing expired medicines worth Rs.3 million, police said. During a check, a tempo carrying expired drugs was seized from Phase II Noida. The seized medicines had expired in 2007.

Five people were arrested in Noida on Tuesday for allegedly marketing expired medicines worth Rs.3 million, police said.

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During a check, a tempo carrying expired drugs was seized from Phase II Noida. The seized medicines had expired in 2007.

Five people -- Kunal Sharma, Anil Kumar Yadav, Jahid Ali, Ikramuddin and Abdul Hakim -- were arrested and several expired drugs were recovered from their possession, a police officer said.

"These people confessed to have been marketing the expired drugs for a long time now. They reportedly sourced these drugs from a factory and used to sell it to dealers," the officer added.