DRI busts drug lab in Jewar
On 9 and 10 August 2026 the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found a clandestine drug lab in a house in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar. It seized about 30 kg of amphetamine and intermediary forms and around 30 kg of precursor chemicals. Two persons were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985 (PIB, 13 August 2026).
- Agency
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Where
- Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar
- Operation
- 9/10 Aug 2026
- Seized
- about 30 kg amphetamine forms, 30 kg precursors
- Law
- NDPS Act, 1985
- Arrests
- 2
The DRI Jewar drug lab case: what happened?
Drug makers now set up small labs in homes for a short time and then move. DRI says this lab ran for about a week at a time, every two to three months, to avoid suspicion.
- DRI found a clandestine drug manufacturing set-up in a house in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar. [PIB]
- On 09/10 Aug 2026 it seized about 30 kg Amphetamine/intermediary forms and around 30 kg precursor chemicals. [PIB]
What else has DRI found?
- In one month, three more labs: Mephedrone at Ankleshwar (Gujarat), Alprazolam and Diazepam at Satara, and a Tramadol network at Ambernath (Maharashtra).
- Amphetamine is a psychotropic substance scheduled under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- Precursor chemicals are the raw inputs for making drugs.
What can Prelims ask on the DRI Jewar drug lab case?
- DRI works under the Ministry of Finance.
- NDPS Act: 1985.
- Amphetamine: psychotropic substance.
What should UPPCS aspirants note?
- UP link: Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Read all of August 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →
How to use this in Mains
- Synthetic drug labs in residential areas near Delhi show the shift from smuggled to locally made drugs.
Quotable data pointDRI found a clandestine drug manufacturing set-up in a house in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar [PIB].
PIB: DRI busts illegal drug manufacturing facility in Jewar
Exam angle
GS-V: internal security.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
The NDPS Act was enacted in
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB, 13 Aug 2026.
Questions students ask about this
What did DRI seize in Jewar?
About 30 kg of amphetamine forms and 30 kg of precursor chemicals, plus lab equipment.
Under which law were arrests made?
The NDPS Act, 1985.
Which ministry does DRI come under?
The Ministry of Finance.
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Official source: PIB: DRI busts illegal drug manufacturing facility in Jewar
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