Enforcement Directorate conducts raids over Tripura drug-trafficking cases

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that they carried out search operations in Tripura's Agartala and Sipahijhala districts amid investigations relating to three drug-trafficking cases.

It said that during the search operations, proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 2 crore in the form of bank balances, FDs, insurance policies and documents of immovable properties have been seized.

The ED initiated investigations under the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) on the basis of the FIRs registered under Sections 20/29 of the NDPS (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances) Act by Tripura Police.

The police had also filed charge sheet against the accused - Sujit Sarkar, Bijoy Paul and family members of Paresh Chandra Roy - for their active involvement in storage, trafficking, and sale of cannabis beyond the prescribed commercial quantity, which is prohibited under the NDPS Act. "PMLA investigation also revealed that huge amounts of cash were deposited in their bank accounts and also in the bank accounts of their family members, the ED said.

Further investigation is on, it said. (IANS)

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