ED Raid: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids in several cities of Tamil Nadu as part of its investigation into a money laundering case related to drug trafficking against former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) official Jafar Sadiq and others. The officers provided this information.
Officials said officials of the directorate, along with central paramilitary forces, are searching 25 premises in the state capital Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He said that raids were being conducted on the premises of Sadiq, film director Ameer and some others. Sadiq is also a producer of Tamil films.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had arrested Sadiq last month in connection with its investigation into an international drug trafficking gang. He was arrested for his involvement in smuggling of 3,500 kg of ‘Pseudoephedrine’ whose market value is more than Rs 2,000 crore. ‘Pseudoephedrine’ is a chemical used in making narcotics.
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The Enforcement Directorate had registered a money laundering case against Sadiq and others after taking cognizance of this case and some other FIRs of NCB. NCB told that Sadiq has connections with Tamil and Hindi film industry. He said that some ‘high profile’ people as well as some cases of political financing are under the investigation of the agency. Sadiq was expelled from the ruling DMK in February.