<h1>Federal raid dismantles illicit pharmaceutical lab, seizes Rs 23-24 crore psychotropic drugs, arrests eight suspects including organizer and chemists</h1> A federal enforcement agency conducted a coordinated raid on an illicit pharmaceutical manufacturing unit, seizing over Rs 23-24 crore worth of a controlled psychotropic drug, approximately 119 kg finished product, 87 kg in-process material, 3,600 liters of liquid intermediates, 312 kg solid precursors, industrial equipment and incriminating documents. Eight suspects, including the alleged organizer, financiers, chemists and buyers, were arrested and remanded to judicial custody; some face prior criminal records. Prosecutors are likely to pursue offenses arising from illegal manufacture, possession and distribution of controlled substances, trafficking and misuse of precursor chemicals, with potential ancillary charges relating to adulteration and conspiracy.