“We found about 95 kg of methamphetamine in solid and liquid forms. Chemicals like Acetone, Sodium Hydroxide, Methylene Chloride, Premium grade Ethanol, Toluene, Red phosphorus, Ethyl Acetate etc and imported machinery for manufacturing was also found,” the DDG said.During preliminary enquiry, it came out that a Delhi businessman and a Tihar Jail warden found inside the illegal factory at the time of the raid were instrumental in establishing it, procuring chemicals required for manufacturing of methamphetamine from various sources and importing the machinery.”The businessman had previously been arrested by the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in an NDPS case and had been lodged in Tihar jail where he came in contact with the jail warden who became his accomplice,” the senior officer said.The accused duo had also roped in a Mumbai-based chemist to manufacture the drug. Interestingly, the meth which was prepared at the Noida lab was tested by a member of a Mexican cartel residing in Delhi.”Their forward and backward linkages, financial trail and assets generated by the accused through illegal drug trafficking are being ascertained,” the officer said.
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