DRI busts psychotropic drug manufacturing unit in Maharashtra's Satara district
The intelligence-led operation, carried out on August 1, 2026, targeted a clandestine unit where Alprazolam and Diazepam were being illicitly manufactured for trafficking. Both chemicals are listed as controlled psychotropic substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Officers apprehended the manufacturer directly at the premises during the raid.





