India, July 3 -- The Thane crime branch, with help from Uttarakhand's local police, recently busted a mephedrone-manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand and arrested three men. The police seized manufacturing machinery, raw materials, and a getaway vehicle that the accused were using to flee to Nepal.

The operation stemmed from two arrests made by the Kasarvadavli police from Ghodbunder Road on June 1. The accused, identified as Vishal Bipin Singh and Mallesh Ramesh Shevla, were found with 10.23g of MD, worth Rs.35,000, in their possession at Ghodbunder Road. During interrogation, they told the police that they sourced the drugs from Uttarakhand. Technical investigation helped them locate the facility where the synthetic stimulant was being ma...