Daantrai (Rajasthan) [India], November 15: India’s war on synthetic drugs just landed a heavy punch. A hidden Mephedrone lab buried in rural Rajasthan is gone, its mastermind is in cuffs, and crores worth of chemical stock is off the streets.
The Crackdown India Needed
The PM Modi government’s zero-tolerance approach to narcotics isn’t just political noise. It’s playing out on the ground. And the latest joint action by the Narcotics Control Bureau and Rajasthan Police shows exactly how it should be done.
A clandestine Mephedrone manufacturing lab was busted in Sirohi district, far from the usual crime corridors. What officers found was staggering: hundreds of kilograms of precursor chemicals, enough to churn out roughly 100 kilograms of Mephedrone. On the street, that’s a Rs 40 crore problem avoided.
The operation used the red-flag system NCB has been pushing hard through monthly NCORD meetings. Simple alerts. Sharp observation. Fast escalation. It worked.
How the Trap Was Sprung?
Before the raid, NCB had trained district police across India to identify odd signs: blacked-out windows, excessive ducting, chemical smells, random drums, unusual equipment. If a farmhouse looks more like a chemistry lab than a home, someone should ask questions.
On November 6, Sirohi Police noticed exactly that in Daantrai village. Drums. Packets. Lab gear. Something felt off. They immediately contacted NCB’s Jodhpur unit.
NCB arrived and saw the classic fingerprints of a synthetic drug setup. The National Forensic Science University team later confirmed precursor chemicals used for Mephedrone.
The game was up.
Inside the Syndicate
The mastermind, Vala Ram from Jalore, wasn’t a street criminal. He was a graduate who’d taken multiple competitive exams, failed them, got frustrated, and plunged into quick-profit crime. Darknet tutorials replaced textbooks. Virtual SIMs replaced coaching classes. Chemicals were sourced from Ankleshwar, Gujarat.
He leased the farmhouse under an associate’s name. The syndicate had already manufactured around 8 kilograms of Mephedrone. Two of those kilograms had been seized in a previous case by the Central Bureau of Narcotics.
The vehicle used for chemical transport was seized. Arrests were carried out across Rajasthan and Gujarat. And the entire operation wrapped up in just five days.
A Joint Operation Done Right
This case shines because every link in the chain worked. Local police spotted the anomaly. NCB acted instantly. Forensics reinforced the evidence. Arrests followed across states. In five days, a functioning synthetic drug plant was reduced to rubble.
For a country chasing the goal of a Drug Free Bharat, these wins matter. One lab can fuel addiction in three states. Stop it early and you stop the slide.
It’s like dismissing a dangerous batsman in the first over. You change the game.
What Citizens Should Know
NCB wants the public to stay alert. Chemical smells, unusual drums, improvised ventilation, farmhouses used like labs, strange equipment popping up at odd hours—these aren’t harmless quirks.
Report suspicious activity to local police or call MANAS Helpline 1933.
A two-minute call can keep synthetic drugs out of someone’s hands.