NCB busts lab manufacturing LSD in Goa; one held

The Narcotics Control Bureau NCB busted an illegal laboratory manufacturing psychedelic drug LSD in Goa and arrested the main manufacturer after seizing banned substances worth Rs 2517 lakh an official said on TuesdayIncidentally the drug manufacturer was in contact with 1980 Olympic silver medalist swimmer S Varganova and former Russian policeman Andre who were part of an international drug cartel busted by the NCB last week the official saidThe LSD which was found with the arrested Olympian was supplied by the manufacturer he saidBased on specific information the NCB team raided the manufacturing unit at Anjuna in North Goa on Monday and found that LSD was being manufactured on the premises he saidThe team seized contraband including 2464 LSD Blots 6197 gm 1047 gm MDMA powder 766 gm hashish moist powder 605 gm ganja 342 gm of hashish and 25 psilocybin mushroom capsules from the facility he saidAlso read BREAKING I have decided to step down as NCP president says Sharad PawarApart from this the team also recovered cash to the tune of Rs 32000 USD 18 and Sri Lankan Rupee 38210 he saidDifferent types of materials used for manufacturing drugs including base material and sophisticated lab equipment were also seized the official saidThe raid was a followup action of the seizure of multiple party drugs in the coastal state last week he saidDuring a probe into the seizure the NCB received information about a wholesale manufacturer in the region and zeroed in on A Kundu who was manufacturing LSD at Anjuna the official saidLab equipment a huge stock of raw paper was used for preparing LSD blots papercutting machines droppers and several undipped squarecut paper sheets were found in the raid he saidThe accused manufacturer has claimed that considering the increased demand for LSD in Goa he had carefully gathered knowledge for manufacturing the drug and then gradually assembled the lab setup the official saidKundu has said that he was in contact with other syndicates in different cities for supply of the drugs including foreign nationals he said adding that further probe is underwayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever