Acting on specific intelligence, officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a factory which was engaged in illegal manufacture of Mephedrone (a psychotropic substance under NDPS Act, 1985) located in the Industrial Area of MP's Jhabua on Saturday.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a well-coordinated search operation uncovered a mephedrone factory in Nagpur's Paachpavli area. The operation was conducted on August 10.
In a crackdown on drug trafficking, the Pune Police have uncovered a major drug racket in the Vishrantwadi area, seizing a substantial stash of MD (mephedrone) with a market value of over Rs 1 crore on Saturday.
Khan had been continually changing his hideouts and phone numbers and had gone into hiding since the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a drug syndicate in Navi Mumbai and seized 31.5 kg of mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant drug, last month.
In a major breakthrough towards curbing the illicit drug trafficking in Mumbai and adjoining areas, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai seized 31.5 kg of mephedrone and arrested three accused in this connection.
In a significant development, the case of a massive mephedrone seizure conducted by the Pune police in February this year has been transferred to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
With the arrest of two people, the Narcotics Control Bureau of Mumbai claimed to have busted an interstate drug syndicate and recovered 500 grams of mephedrone.
Under operation Prayogsala-1, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in a joint operation with Gujarat Police, has busted three multiple clandestine drug Mephedrone manufacturing labs in Gujarat and Rajasthan, the agency said on Saturday.
The Pune police recently seized approximately 1,800 kilograms of mephedrone, valued at Rs 3,600 crore in the international market, after raids at various locations.
5.735 Kg MD (Mephedrone) worth Rs. 11.46 crore was seized from Santacruz and Varsova (Andheri) area, 500 gram Heroin (worth Rs.2 Crore) from Kurla east and Bandra east area and 3 Kg Charas worth Rs. 1.20 crore seized from Dahisar check naka area.
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Crime Branch police raided various locations and arrested 11 people, including two most wanted drug peddlers in separate operations. A total of 1.130 KG of MD (mephedrone) worth around Rs 2.22 crore was seized from them, officials said on Monday.