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Aizawl: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted coordinated searches across Tripura, Mizoram, and West Bengal on June 8 to investigate a money laundering scheme tied to a significant narcotics seizure. These raids, carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, follow a Narcotics Control Bureau complaint regarding the August 2025 discovery of nearly 50 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin in Tripura.
Investigators targeted properties strategically placed near international borders to disrupt an alleged smuggling syndicate. In Tripura, agents searched premises located just 200 metres from the Bangladesh border, while a site in Mizoram sits within 500 metres of the Myanmar border. Officials suspect this criminal network sourced methamphetamine from Myanmar through the Champhai-Zokhawthar sector of Mizoram before distributing the drugs to contacts in Tripura.
Preliminary findings by the agency suggest the network processed approximately 142 crore rupees in illicit funds through various shell entities and bank accounts. An official stated the probe is focused on "tracing these funds and uncovering the wider financial infrastructure supporting the cross-border narcotics racket." As the investigation continues, authorities are currently reviewing documents and materials recovered during the operation to map out the full extent of the trafficking network.
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