Agartala/Aizawl, June 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram as part of its investigation into a cross-border drug trafficking and money laundering network involving proceeds of crime estimated at more than Rs 142 crore, official sources said.Sources said that the ED’s Aizawl Sub-Zonal Office carried out search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at four locations spanning …
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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has seized 2.25 kg of cocaine worth approximately Rs 11.25 crore in the illegal market in two separate operations conducted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, Mumbai. Four foreign nationals involved in drug smuggling through body concealment have been arrested in connection with the cases. According to officials, on May 22, acting on …
New Delhi/Aizawl, May 22 (IANS) In two major operations in the northeastern states of Assam and Mizoram, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a large quantity — around 60,000 kg — of smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts (betel nuts), the central agency said on Friday.An official statement said that, acting on specific intelligence, DRI Guwahati Zonal Unit conducted operations in Mizoram and Assam earlier this week, leading to the seizures of the Myanmarese areca nuts. Initial…