India, Dec. 29 -- The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad has busted a factory in Rajasthan's Bhiwadi industrial area for illegally making drugs such as Alprazolam, a psychotropic drug prescribed for anxiety and panic disorders, police said on Monday.

The raid was conducted by a joint team comprising the Gujarat ATS, the Rajasthan Special Operations Group, and the district police on December 28. Police said the search at the facility in the RIICO Industrial Area of Bhiwadi in Tapukara taluka led to the seizure of around 5 kg of Alprazolam and nearly 17 kg of a mixture of Prazepam and Temazepam.

A case has been registered at Bhiwadi Phase-3 (UIT) Sector-3 police station under Sections 8 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances A...