Enforcement Directorate Files Prosecution Complaints Against 14 Accused in Tripura Drug Trafficking Cases

In a significant move against drug smuggling in Tripura, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged three prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, targeting a total of 14 individuals. The ED’s Agartala Sub-Zonal Office has frozen assets valued at around Rs 6.85 crore across these cases, suspected to be proceeds of crime related to the accused.
The complaints, filed under Sections 44 and 45 of the PMLA, 2002, have been submitted before the Special Court (PMLA) in West Tripura. These cases are linked to offenses under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, committed in Tripura, focusing on the laundering of proceeds from drug trafficking activities.
The investigations were triggered by an FIR lodged by Tripura Police against Litan Saha and others for violations under the NDPS Act, 1985. The probe revealed Saha’s involvement in the illegal trafficking of codeine-based cough syrups, with a significant seizure of cough syrup bottles carried out by Tripura Police.