In a major blow to the synthetic drugs manufacturing, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine factory engaged in production of Alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985, located in a sparsely populated area off the Gujarat State Highway (SH) 701, in Valsad, Gujarat.

According to a release from the Ministry of Finance, the operation codenamed “Operation White Cauldron” resulted in the seizure of Alprazolam worth Rs 22 crore and the arrest of four persons, including the masterminds who are financiers and manufacturers, as well as the intended recipient of the drug.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers mounted discreet surveillance on the identified manufacturing facility. On 4 November, a swift and coordinated raid was conducted,

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