Friday, 9 November 2012

D&FCO raided 22 illegal run drug stores


Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, Nov 04: In a significant act in enforcement of the court’s order issued to the government agencies the Drug and Food Control Organization (D&FCO) sealed 22 drug stores in Jammu division.

Talking to TNI Controller Drugs Jammu Satish Gupta disclosed that the department on the direction of court the department has launched a inspection to check on the drugs retail outlets and sealed 22 such stores which are not registered.

“The drugs stores located in Samba, Kathua and Jammu in which many of them have been run by the people serving in the government health institutions whereas no such case has been found in other areas of the Jammu division” he said.

Gupta maintained most of them are paramedical staff who run their chemist shop after their duty timing in the health institutions in remote areas of Jammu division.

He further said that the high court will have take action against the accused persons adding that the department is regular checking for any such illegal activities in future.

It is pertinent to mention here that the high court has issued an ordered to the government agencies of the state government included health department, Deputy Commission besides Senior Superintendent of Police of every district to keep on regular check on any such exercise which is being run by unfair means.

The trade member have been given strict instructions to desist from sale of medicines to such unauthorized shop failing which legal action will be initiated against such firm by the regulatory authority.

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