ED raids premises of delhi bizman in 2021 Mundra drug bust case
NEW DELHI, June 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out raids in Delhi on businessman Harpreet Singh Talwar alias Kabir Talwar and others in connection with the 2021 drug bust at Mundra port in Gujarat, in which 2,988 kg of Afghan heroin worth Rs.21,000 crore was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI), people familiar with the development said.
The Mundra port drug bust of around 3,000 kg Afghan heroin worth Rs.21,000 crore, intercepted in September 2021, was one of the biggest consignments ever which came to India via maritime route.
HT had first reported about this drug bust in 2021.
Even though a Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA probe is on in the matter since 2021, ED launched fresh raids on Wednesday based on certain fresh inputs, according to officials.
Kabir Talwar was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August 2022 and later charge sheeted to take part in Pakistan-backed conspiracy to smuggle high-quality drugs into India. He was recently released on bail, said an officer.
Officials said on Wednesday that a total five premises were being searched in Delhi belonging to Talwar, one Shamshudeen and their associates.
"It is alleged that the money generated through the smuggling of drugs was invested in the night clubs in Delhi," said the officer cited above.
The NIA had found in its probe in the Mundra drug bust that money generated through drugs which came to Mundra was meant for terrorists.
The NIA filed its first charge sheet in the Mundra case on March 14, 2022, against 16 cartel members, including Afghan nationals, Iranians and several Indians....
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