2 Friends Turn Rented Flat Into Drug Lab, Make Rs 15 Crore In 2 Months
NCB's Neeraj Gupta said the setup was highly organised and both accused used their scientific knowledge to manufacture dangerous synthetic drugs like mephedrone
In a sensational bust, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has uncovered an illegal drug manufacturing racket being run from a flat in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar. Shockingly, the two accused—now under arrest—are schoolteachers by profession. One is a 35-year-old chemistry teacher at a private school, while the other, aged 25, teaches science at a government school.
The duo rented the flat for Rs 10,000 per month in Dream Homes Apartments in Riddi Siddhi Enclave two months ago and transformed it into a secret lab for drug production. On the morning of July 8, the NCB team raided the flat and seized approximately 780 grams of mephedrone (MD) drugs. In addition, several chemicals used in drug manufacturing were recovered, including acetone, benzene, sodium hydrogen carbonate, bromine, methylamine, isopropyl alcohol, 4-methyl propiophenone, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. The police also confiscated lab equipment utilised for drug production.
Mephedrone, commonly known as MD, is a synthetic stimulant drug that belongs to the cathinone family and has been gaining popularity among the youth. The rising demand for the drug motivated them to enter the illegal business. They locked themselves in the flat all day after their school hours to prepare the drugs and started supplying them locally.
The raid has left the local community in shock. Residents had no inkling that their neighbours were involved in such activities. The arrest has left people stunned, including those living next to the flat, who reported that the individuals were not very communicative.
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