Overview

• The DRI raided a clandestine facility in Gram-Jagdishpur, Huzur Tehsil, Bhopal, recovering 61.20 kg of liquid mephedrone under Operation Crystal Break.
• Investigators also seized 541.53 kg of precursor chemicals, including 2-Bromo-4-Methyl Propiophenone, along with solvents and processing equipment.
• Seven key operatives were arrested across Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, among them a chemist and a funds-transfer associate detained in Surat.
• Probe findings indicate monthly shipments of precursor chemicals from Bhiwandi to Bhopal concealed with forged end-use documents and transported by mini-truck.
• Authorities are tracing hawala channels and offshore links to fugitive kingpin Salim Dola, who remains at large while the network’s international finances are mapped.