Ratlam, March 31 A mephedrone manufacturing facility, operating under the guise of a poultry farm, has been busted in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, leading to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of 200 grams of the contraband, estimated to be worth around Rs 20 lakh, police said on Tuesday.
The chemicals and other materials used to manufacture the drug, also known as 'MD' and 'Meow-Meow', were also seized.
Police Superintendent Amit Kumar said the illegal factory was discovered after a raid on a poultry farm in Borkheda village late Monday night, based on a tip-off.
The accused are identified as Jamshed Khan (42), Raees Khan (35), Yusuf Khan (45), and Salim Khan (40).
Kumar said one of the accused, Jamshed Khan, is a resident of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan. He has been involved in various cases of illegally manufacturing mephedrone and interstate smuggling.
Citing preliminary investigations, the police officer stated that two individuals from Pratapgarh had supplied chemicals to the poultry farm for manufacturing mephedrone.
"We have learned that approximately three kg of mephedrone was delivered to a person just a day before the raid on the factory operating under the guise of a poultry farm," he said, adding that a comprehensive investigation is underway and a search is launched for other accused.