One person was arrested here for possession of around 800 doses of Fortwin injections, containing narcotic drug Pentazocine rpt narcotic drug Pentazocine, police said today.
Medical representative Vishal Hotwani was held in Santoshi Nagar area here after a tip-off that he was smuggling the consignment into the city from the neighbouring Dhamtari district, they said.
These prohibited injections, containing habit-forming drugs, can be obtained only on medical prescriptions, police said.
The vials, bought from Anil Nichlani Medical Stores in Dhamtari, were being brought to the city by Hotwani for selling it at higher prices, they said.
Hotwani is being further interrogated, police added.