Ratlam, Oct. 19 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested two people, recovered around 13.7 kg of Alprazolam worth around Rs 3.44 crore after busting an allegedly illegal manufacturing plant of the medicine in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam, the agency said on Sunday.

One of the arrested individuals, Roop Singh Chauhan (51), is a former operator of pharmaceutical firms and a B Tech graduate who is currently out on bail in a 2021 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) case. Another individual, Abhijeet Singh Chauhan (39), is a former official of the Indian Red Cross Society and a B Pharm graduate.

"Pursuant to the vision of PM Narendra Modi of a Drug Free India (Nasha Mukt Bharat) and acting upon the directives of Home M...