Hyderabad:
Two brothers were on Friday arrested here for alleged illegal procurement and sale of emergency drugs used for COVID-19 patients at higher prices, police said.
The two, in their mid-30s and running pharmacy shops, were nabbed following a raid based on a tip-off that the duo was allegedly black marketing generic versions of Remdesivir and Fabiflu tablets being used for COVID-19 patients, a press release from the city police said.
Four Remdesivir 100 mg injections, 30 strips of Fabiflu 200 mg and 135 pulse oximeters, having a market price of Rs 5.60lakh, were seized, the release said.
During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the brothers planned to gain easy money and indulged in illegally procuring and selling of anti-viral drugs at high prices without any doctor medical prescription and bills.
