Illegal drugs manufacturing unit busted in Haridwar
New Delhi: In a significant crackdown on illegal drug operations, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has uncovered an illicit drug-manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar as a part of a six-month-long investigation that has led to the seizure of approximately 150 kilograms of narcotics and pharmaceutical tablets and the arrest of eight individuals.
The factory was operating in the SIIDCUL (State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited) area in Haridwar. Authorities discovered that the unit was functioning without a valid drug-manufacturing licence, PTI reported.
According to the NCB, the factory was engaged in the bulk production of psychotropic substances intended for illegal trafficking.
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The operation, spread across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, started with the interception of a courier containing 3.6 kg of codeine phosphate tablets in Delhi on January 9, NCB officials said.
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