Chennai, April 6 -- The election flying squad officials, along with Income Tax authorities, conducted searches at more than ten locations allegedly linked to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq, who is alleged to be the mastermind behind an international drug trafficking network.

Jaffer Sadiq was arrested in an alleged drug case and is currently out on bail.

In 2024, the Narcotics Control authorities arrested five individuals, including Jaffer Sadiq, who was serving as a DMK administrative wing functionary, for allegedly smuggling narcotics from Chennai to foreign countries via Delhi.

Based on this case, the Enforcement Directorate registered a case alleging that drugs worth over Rs 2000 crore were trafficked and that illegal financial...