Bhopal, Jan 14 || The Central Narcotics Department (CBN) on Tuesday busted a clandestine laboratory manufacturing MDMA, a psychotropic drug, in a deserted area in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district.
The raid was conducted on a tip-off received by the unit of CBN, following which, a search was carried out at an orange orchard near Kharkheda village under Garoth tehsil and found a clandestine laboratory operating there, the CBN said in a statement.
"The agency has recovered 80.96 kg and 7.5 litres of chemicals, including acetone, toluene, hydrochloric acid, sodium sulphate, sodium carbonate, sulphuric acid, bromine water, ethanol," etc.
One person was arrested in connection with the matter, and he has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The questioning of the arrested person was underway, the statement said.
Besides, the agency has recovered equipment and machinery such as a UV controller, vacuum oven, weighing scales, test tubes, funnels, and other items from the premises.
It said that the amount of chemicals and apparatus seized during the raid can manufacture more than 50 kg of illicit MDMA powder per month, the statement added.