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The Greater Chennai Police arrested three individuals in two separate cases for illegally possessing painkiller tablets intended for sale, seizing a total of 14,060 tablets. In the first case, police arrested D. Anand Kumar (43) on July 21 near Elephant Gate, seizing 790 tablets. Further investigation led to the arrest of M.R. Anand Kumar (38) in Madurai district on July 25, with 12,300 tablets including nitrazepam, alprazolam, and clonazepam. In the second case, police arrested Saravanan (20) and Raguram (19) on July 26 in Ashok Nagar, seizing 1,760 tablets including tapentadol and nitrazepam. The two younger suspects had been traveling to Mumbai by train to procure tablets in bulk for sale in Chennai. Saravanan had a prior criminal record. All three accused were arrested and the tablets seized.
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The tablets were seized in two separate cases at Elephant Gate and Ashok Nagar
Published - July 28, 2026 02:57 pm IST | CHENNAI
By The Hindu Bureau
The Greater Chennai Police arrested three persons in two separate cases for allegedly possessing painkiller tablets for illegal sale, seizing a total of 14,060 tablets.
Case 1: Elephant Gate
A police team led by the Inspector of the Elephant Gate police station arrested D. Anand Kumar (43) of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar near the GST Office on Elephant Gate Flyover Road on July 21. Police seized 790 painkiller tablets that were concealed for sale.
During further investigation, a special team camped in Madurai district to trace another absconding accused in the case. On July 25, police arrested M.R. Anand Kumar (38) of Balarangapuram, Madurai district, and brought him to Chennai for interrogation. Police seized 12,300 tablets from his possession, comprising:
- 3,000 nitrazepam tablets
- 8,400 alprazolam tablets
- 900 clonazepam tablets
Case 2: Ashok Nagar
In another case, a police team from the Ashok Nagar police station arrested Saravanan (20) of Sivasakthi Nagar, Mangadu, and Raguram (19) of Kovur, on the morning of July 26. Police seized 1,760 tablets, including:
- 1,700 tapentadol tablets
- 60 nitrazepam tablets
The tablets were allegedly kept for sale.
Investigation revealed that the two accused had been travelling to Mumbai by train to procure the tablets in bulk before selling them in Chennai. Police also found that Saravanan was already facing one previous criminal case.
In the two cases, police arrested all three accused and seized a total of 14,060 tablets.
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