NCB and Rajasthan Police bust mephedrone lab in Sirohi
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Rajasthan Police busted a clandestine drug lab in a remote village of Sirohi district, Rajasthan, the Home Ministry said on 15 November 2025.
Summary
In the Sirohi operation, hundreds of kilograms of chemicals were seized — enough to make about 100 kg of mephedrone worth around ₹40 crore at street prices — and the mastermind and four others were arrested. The NCB said mephedrone is increasingly used as a psychotropic drug in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It had used monthly district-level NCORD (Narco Coordination Centre) meetings to sensitise district police and had shared red-flag indicators of clandestine labs with police across the country.
Key facts
- Agencies
- NCB and Rajasthan Police
- Place
- Remote village, Sirohi district, Rajasthan
- Drug
- Mephedrone (~100 kg could be made)
- Value
- ~₹40 crore street price
- Arrests
- Mastermind + 4 others
- Mechanism
- District-level NCORD meetings
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The clandestine lab busted by the NCB and Rajasthan Police in Sirohi in November 2025 was producing which drug?
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Correct answer: B — Mephedrone
The seized chemicals were enough to manufacture about 100 kg of mephedrone.
In which district of Rajasthan did the NCB and Rajasthan Police bust a mephedrone lab in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sirohi
The lab was in a remote village in Sirohi district.