Narcotics trafficking: ED raids in three states

AIZAWL/NEW DELHI: (Jun 8) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal as part of a Rs 142 crore drugs trafficking-linked money laundering investigation, officials said.

They said the premises that were raided are located close to the India-Myanmar international border (in Mizoram) and the India-Bangladesh international front (in Tripura).

The ED case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) stems from a complaint of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in an instance related to seizure of 49.10 kg methamphetamine and 40 g heroin on August 21, 2025 in Tripura, they said.