Alwar, Dec. 30 -- In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) and Bhiwadi police have busted an illegal drug manufacturing unit in Bhiwadi's Alwar district, seizing narcotic substances worth around Rs.60 crore. Three men, including the company owner, have been arrested, police said. The operation was carried out at a Pharma-Chem unit located in the Kahrani industrial area of Bhiwadi. During the raid, officers recovered nearly 22 kg of Alprazolam powder, a banned psychotropic substance. The raid was conducted under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police said the factory was engaged in the illegal production of Alprazolam. Cases have been registered against the company owners under various sections, and further investigation is underway. Bhiwadi Superintendent of Police, Prashant Kiran, said the Gujarat ATS had received specific intelligence over the past several days indicating that a pharmaceutical company in Bhiwadi was involved in illicit drug manufacturing. The information was shared with Bhiwadi police, following which a joint strategy was drawn up and the raid executed. During the operation, investigators found a fully functional setup for manufacturing the chemical. The joint team arrested Krishna Kumar Yadav, a resident of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; Anshul Shastri from Agra, Uttar Pradesh; and Akhilesh Maurya from Santdas Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. According to police, the manufacturing of Alprazolam was taking place in stages, and the setup had been operational in Bhiwadi for only three days. Acting promptly on the tip-off, the team seized 22 kg of Alprazolam along with about 48 kg of precursor and other raw materials. The SP said one of the arrested company owners is a chemical engineer, while two others had previously worked with pharmaceutical and herbal firms. One was currently employed as a plant manager, and another had earlier held the same role before leaving his job. Police are also verifying the criminal backgrounds of the accused....