DRI dismantles multi-state drug network by busting a clandestine factory manufacturing alprazolam in Valsad under "Operation White Cauldron"; drugs worth Rs.22 crores seized; four held

India, Nov. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

In a major blow to the synthetic drugs manufacturing, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine factory located in a sparsely populated area off the Gujarat State Highway (SH) 701, in Valsad, Gujarat, The factory engaged in production of Alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985.

The operation codenamed "Operation White Cauldron" resulted in the seizure of Alprazolam worth Rs.22 crore and the arrest of four persons, including the masterminds, who are financiers and manufacturers, as well as the intended recipient of the drug.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers mounted discreet surveillance on the identified manufactu...