IT Raid Exposes Dilawar Lala's Rs 15 Cr Drug Racket: 91 Cartridges, 16 Arrests

• An IT raid in Chiklana village, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, uncovered a large MD Drugs manufacturing factory run by notorious smuggler Dilawar Pathan alias Lala.
• Police seized 10.9 kg of MD Drugs, chemicals worth Rs 3 crore, 91 live cartridges, 2 twelve-bore guns, 2 live peacocks, and sandalwood logs.
• The total value of seized goods is estimated at Rs 15 crore; 16 people, including two girls, have been arrested, with Dilawar Pathan identified as the mastermind.
• Dilawar Lala, who contested the 2023 assembly elections, used political connections and posed as a 'Journalist' and 'District President' to hide his illicit activities.
• The drug racket supplied MD Drugs to Indore, Bhopal, and Goa, highlighting a significant threat from rural drug factories.

Why It Matters: IT raid in Ratlam uncovers Dilawar Lala's massive Rs 15 crore drug racket, exposing political ties and widespread operations.