AIZAWL, June 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted simultaneous searches across Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal in connection with a cross-border narcotics trafficking and money laundering investigation.
The raids were carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, following a case registered by the NCB's Agartala Zonal Unit after the seizure of a large quantity of drugs in Tripura on August 21, 2025. The seizure included methamphetamine tablets and 40 grams of heroin. According to the ED, investigations have revealed an organised cross-border drug trafficking network allegedly involved in smuggling methamphetamine from Myanmar into India through the Champhai-Zokhawthar corridor in Mizoram. The contraband was then transported through a network of intermediaries and distributed to destinations in Tripura and other regions.
During the searches, investigators identified locations situated close to international borders, including a site barely 200 metres from the Bangladesh border in Tripura and another around 500 metres from the Myanmar border in Mizoram, indicating the strategic use of border areas for trafficking operations. The ED said its probe has uncovered a sophisticated money laundering network used to conceal proceeds generated from the narcotics trade. So far, it has traced proceeds of crime exceeding Rs 142 crore.
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