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DRI Busts Massive Mephedrone Lab in Uttar Pradesh and Makes Multiple Statewide Seizures

Law enforcement says the raids expose growing local manufacture of synthetic drugs and coordinated interstate and cross‑border trafficking that investigators will now trace.

DRI cracks down on Myanmar-linked drug network, seizes 50 kg meth in Northeast, arrests four | Today News
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The total seizure included material recovered during the raid on the laboratory and subsequent searches at the residences of the accused. It also comprised precursor chemicals and other material and equipment-related recoveries; the entire 1,102.88 kg should not be construed as finished narcotic drugs. (Pic for representation)
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Overview

  • The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, with UP ATS support, raided a clandestine mephedrone lab in Orai, Jalaun, in late October and seized 1,102.88 kg of finished product, semi‑processed material and precursor chemicals and arrested two men.
  • Searches at the Jalaun site recovered 15.44 kg of finished mephedrone, about 184 kg of semi‑processed material and roughly 582 kg of precursor chemicals, plus manufacturing equipment, officials said.
  • Separate DRI operations in the same period included a Nagpur interception of a Delhi–Bengaluru bus that yielded 3.01 kg of amphetamine and two arrests and northeast raids that recovered about 50 kg of methamphetamine linked preliminarily to Myanmar.
  • Local police in the Mumbai/Thane area arrested several foreign nationals and seized mephedrone and cocaine consignments, prompting calls for stricter tenant checks and FRRO compliance to curb local facilitation.
  • Authorities are now mapping upstream suppliers and downstream distribution networks and say the large haul of precursor and semi‑processed chemicals signals a shift toward home‑grown production that could complicate enforcement and public‑health responses.