Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Drug Busts in Madhya Pradesh: National vs. Local Focus
Federal agencies like the NCB and DRI have been cracking down on big drug operations in Madhya Pradesh, seizing a lot of drugs.
They caught a drug factory and made some big seizures.
Meanwhile, the local police in Madhya Pradesh seem to be focusing on smaller drug busts.
They mainly go after traditional drugs, not the synthetic ones.
The federal agencies want the local police to also target the bigger drug dealers.
NCB and DRI have seized drugs worth over Rs 2,000 crore in Madhya Pradesh.
A drug factory near Bhopal was raided by NCB and Gujarat ATS, recovering Rs 1,800 crore in drugs.
DRI seized Rs 72 crore in hydroponic weed at Bhopal railway station.
MP's narcotics department has focused on traditional drugs.
The value of MP's chemical drug seizures over 2.5 years is under Rs 100 crore.
- Who
- NCB, DRI, and Madhya Pradesh narcotics department.
- What
- Drug seizures and differing enforcement focuses.
- When
- Past year (NCB/DRI), 2023-2025 (MP Narcotics).
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To combat drug trafficking and dismantle networks.
- NCB/DRI Drug Seizures (Past Year)
- Over Rs 2,000 crore
- Drug Factory Raid Value (NCB/ATS)
- Rs 1,800 crore
- Hydroponic Weed Seized (DRI)
- Rs 72 crore
- MP Chemical Drug Seizure (2023)
- 42.9 kg
- MP Chemical Drug Seizure (2024)
- 116 kg
- MP Chemical Drug Seizure (Till March 2025)
- 5 kg
- Total Value of MP Seizures (2.5 years)
- Under Rs 100 crore