NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 14
The city police on Friday booked two persons for alleged illegal sale of Remdesivir, a drug used in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
E1 Mylapore Police team nabs Vishnu Kumar for possessing of Remdesivir medicine for sale in Mylapore area – 7 Remdesivir bottles (10 ml) seized (14.05.2021)https://t.co/ENZofJwFj6#chennaicitypolice #greaterchennaipolice#chennaipolice
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The action was based on a tip-off and a police team held enquiries with the proprietor of a drugs selling firm and found he had procured Remdesivir from a city-based distributor without any valid documents, an official release here said.
He was found selling Remdesivir without government approval and along with the distributor, was booked, it added.
A total of 145 vials of the drug were seized from the distributor.
