Ministry of Finance
DRI busts clandestine makeshift laboratory in Nagar Kurnool District, Telangana; seizes 31.42 kg Alprazolam worth Rs. 3.14 crore, one held
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24 MAY 2023 8:55PM by PIB Delhi
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busts a clandestine makeshift laboratory in Nagar Kurnool District of Telangana and seizes 31.42 kg of Alprazolam (a psychotropic substance under NDPS Act, 1985) and arrests a person.
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Based on specific intelligence, a clandestine makeshift laboratory manufacturing Alprazolam was busted in a remote poultry farm amidst agricultural fields on the out-skirts of Vattem village (Bijinepally Mandal), Nagar Kurnool District of Telangana.
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The planned strike resulted in the seizure of 31.42 kg Alprazolam as finished product (approximate value Rs. 3.14 crore in the illicit market) and in-process material along with machinery and other equipment used in the manufacturing.
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The person engaged in the manufacture of Alprazolam has been arrested and further investigation is in progress.
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