Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Rajasthan-Maharashtra Drug Syndicate Busted: Multiple Arrests
Imagine a group of people were secretly making drugs in hidden labs.
The police found one lab in a barn in India where they were making a drug called Mephedrone.
They also found a closed factory where another drug, Ketamine, was being made.
The police arrested some people and are looking for others involved, including the person who was in charge.
They are working together to stop the production and sale of these illegal drugs.
An inter-state drug syndicate was busted in a joint operation between Rajasthan and Maharashtra police and the NCB.
A clandestine facility manufacturing Mephedrone was discovered in a buffalo barn in Barmer, Rajasthan.
Authorities seized precursor chemicals and lab equipment from the Rajasthan facility.
A closed chemical factory in Raigad, Maharashtra, was found producing Ketamine.
Investigations are ongoing to identify the mastermind and other members.
- Who
- Rajasthan Police, Maharashtra Police, NCB, drug syndicate members
- What
- An inter-state drug syndicate manufacturing synthetic drugs was busted.
- When
- July 22-23 (approximate, based on article)
- Where
- Barmer, Rajasthan and Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To stop the manufacture and distribution of synthetic drugs.
- Location of busts
- Barmer, Rajasthan; Raigad, Maharashtra
- Type of drugs
- Mephedrone, Ketamine
- Involved Agencies
- Rajasthan Police, Maharashtra Police, NCB
- Key Chemicals found
- Precursor chemicals including chloroform, ammonium chloride, propylene chloride, toluene, bromine, and cyclohexanone
- Additional detail
- Mastermind is linked to previous drug trafficking cases.