Uttar Pradesh: 117 held for illegal sale of Oxygen, Remdesivir

LUCKNOW: In a month-long drive against hoarding and blackmarketing of oximeters, oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir vials, the UP police have arrested 117 miscreants.
"To curb the illegal sale of essential drugs used in Covid patients' treatment, including Remdesivir and oxygen cylinders, the Uttar Pradesh police launched an extensive month-long state-wide drive in April," said additional director general of police, law and order, Prashant Kumar. He said that as many as 117 miscreants were arrested for selling 1,082 Remdesivir vials, 1,263 oxygen cylinders and 818 oximetres. "We have also recovered Rs 53 lakh from the arrested people," he said.
The ADG further said that maximum 450 vials of Remdesivir were recovered by the Lucknow police, followed by seizures in Kanpur.