The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) made their biggest drug bust yet, seizing banned narcotic substances worth over Rs. 3,000 crore from a factory in Udaipur. In the raid that occurred on October 28 at the Marudhar Drinks factory, the DRI found a room filled with cartons of banned Mandrax tablets.

"The total number of tablets are estimated to be about 2 crore in numbers with a weight of about 23.5 metric tonnes. The international market value of seized tablets is estimated to be over Rs. 3,000 crore," CBEC chairperson Najib Shah said.

Bollywood producer Subhash Dudani, who has been linked to the drugs, was arrested.

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"We have arrested the mastermind and efforts are underway to nab others involved with the drug syndicate," he said.

The location of the drugs was traced to Udaipur by the DRI Mumbai team and the raid was done with assistance from Border Security Force(BSF).

Mandrax, the drug in question, is also called M-Pills, Buttons or Smarties and is usually consumed when mixed with cannabis. It is often used as a recreational drug in Africa and Asia.

"The consignment was manufactured in Rajasthan and consigned for Mozambique or South Africa," Shah further added.

Whether we’d like to admit it or not, India has a serious drug problem.