Hyderabad: The Drugs wing of the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) seized active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) worth ₹3.5 lakh from Neocell Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd at Sultanpur village in Ameenpur mandal of Sangareddy district on Friday. Acting on credible information, officials raided the company’s premises at Medical Devices Park on Nov 13 and found eight varieties of APIs illegally stocked for sale without a valid drug licence. Drugs inspector T Praveen Kumar conducted the raid under the supervision of assistant director P Ramu. Officials seized the stocks and collected samples for analysis. TG SAFE said further investigation was underway and legal action would be taken against those responsible. Stocking APIs for sale without a valid drug licence is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment of up to five years.
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