Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (26) conducted raids at five locations across Chennai and Madurai in connection with an alleged drug smuggling cartel accused of trafficking narcotics worth over Rs. 258 crore to Sri Lanka through sea routes, the agency said.
The searches were carried out as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the seizure of 99kg of hashish and 37.5kg of methamphetamine, commonly known as ICE, with estimated market values of Rs. 108 crore and Rs. 150 crore respectively.
The federal probing agency said John Britto is the alleged mastermind of the syndicate and a habitual offender with established contacts in Sri Lanka. Britto recruited fishermen and boat owners to transport nar...