Gujarat: Alprazolam factory busted, 6 arrested with banned drug worth Rs 107 crore
Racket manufacturing fake medicines busted, factory owner held
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested six persons with the banned drug worth Rs 107 crore.
Based on a tip-off, the ATS raided the factory on Thursday evening and apprehended six men with 107 kg of alprazolam worth Rs 107 crore, an official said.
The accused had rented a factory near Khambhat town and manufactured alprazolam, a substance used in sleeping pills, PTI reported.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ATS) Harsh Upadhyay said that alprazolam falls under the purview of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act because of its misuse as a psychotropic substance.
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