Overview
- The December 7–8 operation yielded mephedrone valued at roughly ₹192 crore, according to DRI estimates.
- Officers seized 245 kg of precursor chemicals along with a fully functional setup featuring makeshift reactors and vessels.
- The factory sat in dense shrubland near Karanja (Ghadge), about 60 km from Wardha, using a temporary structure to avoid detection.
- Three suspects were arrested, including an alleged mastermind who financed and supervised the chemistry, with charges under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- DRI called this its fifth clandestine drug facility dismantled this year, citing ongoing intelligence-driven actions aligned with the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.