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IN PHOTOS: Drugs manufacturing unit busted by DRI in Maharashtra's Latur

Updated On: 10 April, 2025 02:30 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai said that it has busted a mephedrone factory in Latur district of Maharashtra. Story/Faizan Khan

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The operation led to the seizure of 11.36 kilograms of Mephedrone—valued at approximately Rs 17 crore in the illicit market. Story/Faizan Khan

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The operation led to the seizure of 11.36 kilograms of Mephedrone—valued at approximately Rs 17 crore in the illicit market. Story/Faizan Khan
Huge quantities of raw materials and laboratory equipment were also seized by the DRI

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Huge quantities of raw materials and laboratory equipment were also seized by the DRI

Acting on specific inputs regarding a drug syndicate involved in the illegal production of Mephedrone, a banned substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the DRI Mumbai raided the place

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Acting on specific inputs regarding a drug syndicate involved in the illegal production of Mephedrone, a banned substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the DRI Mumbai raided the place

The DRI officials launched a targeted operation on Tuesday, April 8

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The DRI officials launched a targeted operation on Tuesday, April 8

The drug manufacturing unit was found operational in a remote, hilly area of Rohina village in Latur district of Maharashtra

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The drug manufacturing unit was found operational in a remote, hilly area of Rohina village in Latur district of Maharashtra

Five suspects were arrested on-site, including a serving police constable allegedly involved in the operation. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of two additional suspects in Mumbai—a distributor and a financier—bringing the total number of arrests to seven

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Five suspects were arrested on-site, including a serving police constable allegedly involved in the operation. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of two additional suspects in Mumbai—a distributor and a financier—bringing the total number of arrests to seven

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