Representational image only. | Photo Credit: X/@dir_ed Agartala, June 8: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at...
Agartala, June 8: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Tripura, Mizoram and West Bengal as part of a ₹142-crore drug trafficking-linked money laundering investigation.
According to officials, the searches were carried out at premises located near the India-Myanmar international border in Mizoram and the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura.
The ED case has been registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a complaint filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following the seizure of 49.10 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 40 grams of heroin in Tripura on August 21, 2025.
Investigators alleged that an organised cross-border syndicate was sourcing methamphetamine from Myanmar through the Champhai-Zokhawthar sector of Mizoram and transporting it to receivers in Tripura.
The agency's preliminary investigation has found that proceeds of crime worth around ₹142 crore were allegedly routed through multiple bank accounts and shell entities to conceal their origin.
The searches are aimed at tracing the money trail, identifying those involved in the laundering of drug proceeds and uncovering the wider network behind the cross-border narcotics trade.
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