Lok Sabha Question No. 3855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Illegal Manufacturing of Mephedrone
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3855

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 21, 1947 (SAKA)

ILLEGAL MANUFACTURING OF MEPHEDRONE

3855. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  rising  use  and  illegal manufacturing of MD (Mephedrone) drugs among the youth in Rajasthan, especially in districts such as Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner and Jaipur;
- (b) whether any recent arrests have been made of individuals involved in producing MD drugs at home in these regions;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to dismantle the illegal MD drug supply chain and crack down on its production and distribution networks; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up a dedicated Narcotics Task Force in drug-prone districts of Rajasthan and to launch youth awareness and rehabilitation campaigns?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): During the year 2024 -25, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled  02  clandestine  laboratories  involved  in  the  manufacture  of Mephedrone at Sirohi and Barmer districts in Rajasthan and seized a total of  74.08 Kg  of  the drug and  arrested  05 persons in connection with these

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3855 FOR 12.08.2025

seizures. Busting of clandestine laboratory at Barmer was conducted by a joint operation of NCB with Barmer Police. In addition, a drug manufacturing unit being used for producing Mephedrone was busted in September, 2024 at Barmer district, Rajasthan by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and 01 person was arrested.

(c): The measures taken by Government to dismantle the illegal Mephedrone  drug  supply  chain  and  crack  down  on  its  production  and distribution networks are as under:

- (i) Intelligence gathering and sharing mechanisms to identify and target networks involved in the illicit manufacture, trafficking, and distribution of synthetic drugs like Mephedrone has been intensified.
- (ii) Clandestine laboratories engaged in the manufacture of Mephedrone are being proactively identified and dismantled through coordinated operations.
- (iii) Financial investigations are being conducted against drug traffickers under Chapter V-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3855 FOR 12.08.2025

- (iv) Red Flag Indicators (RFI) for sensitisation of field officers regarding clandestine laboratories involved in manufacturing of Synthetic Drugs including Mephedrone was shared by NCB with States/Union Territories.
- (v) A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been shared by the Ministry of  Home  Affairs  with  the  Director  Generals  of  Police  (DGsP)  of  all States  and  Union  Territories  to  address  the  issues  relating  to Precursor Chemical trafficking including red flag indicators, clandestine laboratories and diversion of Controlled Substances and Precursors.
- (d): Government  of  Rajasthan  has  operationalised  Anti-Narcotic  Task Force (ANTF) vide their Order dated 08.10.2024.

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