DRI busts illegal drug manufacturing facility in Maharashtra

Special officers called the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found a secret factory in Maharashtra, India, that made powerful medicines without permission.

The medicines, called Alprazolam and Diazepam, are only supposed to be given by doctors to people who are very anxious, scared, or cannot sleep.

Taking them without a doctor's help can make people sick, addicted, and confused.

The officers found about 1 kg of ready medicine, more than 15 kg of medicine still being made, and nearly 4 kg of another drug.

They also found big containers of chemicals used to make these drugs.

The person who made the drugs was caught at the factory.

Another person who wanted to buy the drugs to sell them was caught in a city called Pune.

Making or selling these medicines without permission is against the law in India.

The officers took everything away using a special law so the drugs cannot hurt anyone.