India, Oct. 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations linked to prominent Malayalam actors Mammootty and Dulquer Salmaan as part of an ongoing investigation into a luxury car smuggling racket.

ED officers, backed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, carried out searches at Wayfarer Films Private Limited, a production company owned by Mammootty in Chennai. Simultaneous searches were conducted at three houses associated with actor Dulquer Salmaan.

The raids are part of a larger crackdown on an alleged network that illegally imported high-end vehicles through Bhutan and Nepal and fraudulently registered them in India. In all, 17 locations - including properties of vehicle dealers,...