Hyderabad, Oct. 10 -- Telangana's Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) has arrested Dargaram Rataji Prajapati, who is allegedly a key kingpin in a drug money laundering network/hawala network operating from Mumbai.

His arrest comes after a raid at Mumbai's Bharath Kumar Chaganlal and Company, which had allegedly been acting as a front for drug proceeds of Nigerian cartels.

During the raid, EAGLE had seized Rs 3 crore linked to the hawala chain. However, the accused Dargaram had evaded arrest at the time and had been living covertly, frequently changing locations and erasing all communication trail related to the illegal transactions.

Upon interrogation, Dargaram reportedly corroborated the facts that had been disclosed b...