Overview
- Operation Hinterland Brew was carried out on December 7 and 8 in a secluded area near Karanja (Ghadge), about 60 km from Wardha.
- Officers seized 128 kg of mephedrone valued at roughly ₹192 crore along with 245 kg of precursor chemicals.
- A full processing setup was recovered, including makeshift reactors and vessels used to manufacture the synthetic drug.
- Three suspects were arrested, including an alleged mastermind who financed and oversaw the chemistry, with charges under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- The site was a temporary modular structure concealed in dense shrubland, and DRI says further investigation is underway.