India, July 18 -- The Kolhapur unit of the Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on June 29 raided an illegal unit manufacturing chemicals used to produce toxic liquor at Kurkumbh MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) in Daund taluka of Pune district; seizing 3,420 kg of chloral hydrate and 5,800 litres of raw chemicals that according to the police could have helped produce nearly 15 lakh litres of toxic liquor; officials said on Friday.

The factory was raided following over a month of surveillance based on specific intelligence inputs. As per the ANTF, the raiding team recovered 3,420 kg of chloral hydrate and 5,800 litres of raw chemicals used in the manufacture of toxic liquor. The police also seized industrial ...