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

Illegal manufacture of Mephedrone leads to factory sealing, forensic confirmation, and arrests after targeted enforcement action. A targeted enforcement operation uncovered a clandestine factory manufacturing Mephedrone, resulting in seizure of manufactured consignments, raw materials and equipment, sealing of the premises, forensic confirmation that samples contained Mephedrone, and arrest of four individuals including the factory director for alleged illegal manufacture and storage under the NDPS Act.