India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

In a major breakthrough against interstate synthetic drug trafficking syndicate, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit has dismantled a sophisticated Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory in Pune, Maharashtra, and arrested the two chief conspirators of the syndicate from Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan) under Operation Vajra.

The operation was carried out by the Preventive Branch, Office of the Deputy Narcotics Commissioner, CBN, Neemuch, on the basis of specific intelligence. The investigation and coordinated operations were conducted between 1st-10th July 2026.

During the operation, officers of CBN seized a high-tech illicit MD manufa...