Author: Esther Brave
BHOPAL: Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district have arrested 11 people in an alleged illicit liquor racket after 13 deaths in two villages, while forensic tests are awaited to establish a link. The investigation has named 26-year-old Ajay Rathore as the prime accused. According to the police findings described in the supplied report, Rathore used artificial intelligence platforms around September 27 and 28 to research methods of making liquor at home. He subsequently searched for chemical suppliers online and contacted Rising Brothers, a solvent trading business in Indore. The chemical consignment was reportedly delivered on October 1, 2026. Investigators allege…
JALAUN, UTTAR PRADESH | October 30, 2026: On 29th October 2026, an organized clandestine drug manufacturing plant producing mephedrone was found and seized at Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India, which significantly contributed to prepared manufacturing and transportation of synthetic drugs. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Uttar Pradesh AntiTerrorist Squad (ATS) reportedly recovered around 1,102.88 kgs of drugs, semi-processed mephedrone, precursor chemical and equipment that can be used to produce this drug. Two people were arrested during the operation. There are discrepancies in the valuation of seized materials in various reports; according to The Times of India, it was…
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