DRI seizes 237 kg Alprazolam worth ₹47 crore in Andhra Pradesh.

Exam-focused facts from the 15 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 237 kg of Alprazolam valued at ₹47 crore from a facility in Kondapalli Industrial Development Area, NTR district, Andhra Pradesh.
The raid, code-named 'Operation White Hammer', was conducted on March 11 and 12.
Two masterminds behind the illegal operation were arrested.
Officials found 800 kg of key raw materials, 2,860 litres of chemicals, and industrial equipment such as reactors, dryers, and a centrifuge at the site.
The clandestine facility operated under the guise of a chemical manufacturing unit.
A chemist with over 20 years of experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector ran the operation with an associate who handled raw materials and distribution in Hyderabad.