Kozhikode : A major crackdown has been initiated after authorities in Kerala uncovered a widespread network allegedly involved in the transportation and sale of spurious medicines, with more than 400 kg of fake drugs seized and 14 arrests made across multiple districts. The illicit consignment was reportedly being moved in refrigerated trucks and hidden among legitimate pharmaceutical supplies, raising urgent concerns about public health and regulatory oversight in the state.

According to sources, the operation targeted a hallmarked syndicate spanning three districts — Kozhikode, Thrissur and Ernakulam — that used cold-chain logistics to evade detection, disguising fake antibiotics, pain-killers and cardiovascular drugs in sealed boxes. The state drug control department acted following i

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