Illegal drugs manufacturing unit busted in Haridwar

Written By : Ruchika Sharma |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2025-06-09T16:35:54+05:30 | Updated On 9 Jun 2025 4:35 PM IST

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.

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.

Follow-up searches were conducted in Delhi and neighbouring Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, leading to the seizure of tablets like 9.14 kg of alprazolam, 2.36 kg of codeine phosphate, about 10,000 multiple brand NRx tablets, 1.38 kg of psuedoephedrine and 130.44 kg of raw material in loose form, they added.

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Eight people have so far been arrested as part of the investigation and more individuals are under the NCB's scanner, the officials said.

The NCB is committed to disrupting trans-national and interstate drug networks to achieve the vision of a drugs-free India, the statement said.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the NCB had arrested an MBBS doctor along with eight other individuals for their alleged involvement in a sophisticated smuggling network that spanned across five states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.

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Source : with inputs

Ruchika Sharma

Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751