DRI busts a factory illegally manufacturing Mephedrone in Meghnagar, Jhabua, MP; 112 kg Mephedrone worth Rs. 168 crore seized; four persons arrested

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..... DRI busts a factory illegally manufacturing Mephedrone in Meghnagar, Jhabua, MP; 112 kg Mephedrone worth Rs. 168 crore seized; four persons arrested
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Dated:- 15-10-2024

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Acting on specific intelligence, officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a factory which was engaged in illegal manufacture of Mephedrone (a psychotropic substance under NDPS .....

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..... Act, 1985) located in the Industrial Area of Meghnagar, Dist. Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of 12-10-2024. The operation resulted in the seizure of 36 kg of Mephedrone in powder form and .....

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..... 76 kg of liquid Mephedrone, worth Rs. 168 crore, and other raw materials and equipment. The factory, which was being illegally used for the manufacture of drugs, was also sealed. Four individuals, i .....

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..... ncluding the director of the factory, have been arrested for illegal manufacturing and storing of Mephedrone. The representative samples drawn out of manufactured drugs were sent to Forensics Science .....

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..... Laboratory for preliminary testing. The lab confirmed the presence of Mephedrone in the samples.
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