ED cracks down on cross-border drug ring in Northeast and Gujarat
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) just carried out its first-ever raids along the India-Myanmar border, targeting a major drug trafficking and money laundering network.
Teams hit spots in Mizoram, Assam, and Gujarat, seizing ₹35 lakh in cash and grabbing electronic devices linked to the operation.
How the drug network worked—and where the money went
Turns out, companies in Gujarat were supplying chemicals used to make meth to firms in Mizoram connected with smugglers.
These chemicals crossed into Myanmar for meth production, then made their way back into India through Mizoram.
The ED also uncovered a huge ₹52.8 crore stashed across multiple "narco-hawala" accounts in Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal, Tripura, and Delhi, with shell companies in Kolkata helping move the money around.
Investigations are still on as officials question those involved and try to break up this cross-border racket.