Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.

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Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are allowed to administer BNX (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) medicine to enrolled patients. These drugs are strictly meant for rehabilitation of addicts.

Money-laundering probe linked to illegal sale of Buprenorphine/Naloxone by private de-addiction centres owned by Dr Amit Bansal, who was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau in January.

Aiding him in the alleged cover-up was Drug Inspector Rupinder Kaur, who reportedly submitted falsified inspection reports to conceal pilferage of narcotics-grade medicines from Bansal's centres.

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