India, Oct. 29 -- LUCKNOW The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), busted a clandestine mephedrone manufacturing laboratory in a remote village in Orai, Jalaun district, seizing 1,102.88 kg of drugs, semi-processed substances and precursor chemicals valued at over Rs.300 crore and arresting two alleged members of a drug manufacturing and trafficking network, officials said on Thursday.

The operation, conducted in the early hours of Thursday, uncovered a functional laboratory equipped to manufacture synthetic psychotropic substances. The haul included 15.44 kg of finished mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant commonly known as MD, and 184 kg of semi-processed substances.

The total...