DRI busts clandestine alprazolam factory in Valsad under 'Operation White Cauldron'
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) raided and dismantled a clandestine alprazolam factory in Valsad, Gujarat, on 4 November 2025 under 'Operation White Cauldron', seizing drugs worth ₹22 crore.
Summary
The DRI raid in Valsad on 4 November 2025, near Gujarat State Highway 701, uncovered an industrial-scale unit making alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985. Officers seized 9.55 kg of finished and 104.15 kg of semi-finished alprazolam along with 431 kg of raw materials, and arrested four people, including the financiers, the manufacturers and the intended recipient.
Key facts
- Operation
- Operation White Cauldron
- Date/place
- 4 Nov 2025, Valsad, Gujarat
- Drug
- Alprazolam (psychotropic, NDPS Act 1985)
- Seized
- 9.55 kg finished + 104.15 kg semi-finished; ₹22 crore
- Arrests
- Four
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which operation did the DRI bust a clandestine alprazolam factory in Valsad, Gujarat, on 4 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Operation White Cauldron
The raid was part of the operation codenamed 'Operation White Cauldron'.
Which psychotropic substance was being produced at the Valsad factory busted by the DRI in November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Alprazolam
The factory was producing alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985.