Archive · 28 Nov 2025
ED Conducts Raids in Mizoram, Assam, Gujarat
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in Mizoram, Assam, and Gujarat.
They found Rs 35 lakh in cash and evidence on digital devices.
The raids were based on a case where 4.724 kgs of heroin worth Rs 1.41 crore were seized.
The ED discovered financial links between firms in Mizoram, Gujarat, and Kolkata.
These firms were involved in supplying drugs and hawala transactions.
The drugs are smuggled through the porous borders of Mizoram and Myanmar.
The ED is still investigating the case.
ED conducted search operations in Mizoram, Assam, and Gujarat under PMLA, 2002.
Rs 35 lakh in cash and digital evidence were seized during the raids.
The investigation is based on a case where 4.724 kgs of heroin worth Rs 1.41 crore were seized.
Financial linkages were found between Mizoram-based firms, Gujarat-based firms, and Kolkata-based shell entities.
The drugs are smuggled through the porous borders of Mizoram and Myanmar, with hawala transactions involving Rs 52.8 crore.
- Who
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- What
- Search operations under PMLA, 2002
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Mizoram, Assam, and Gujarat
- Why
- Investigation into drug smuggling and money laundering
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Act
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002
- Locations
- Aizawl, Champhai (Mizoram), Sribhumi (Assam), Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
- Cash Seized
- Rs 35 lakh
- Heroin Seized
- 4.724 kgs (valued at over Rs 1.41 crore)
- Financial Linkages
- Mizoram-based firms with Gujarat-based firms and Kolkata-based shell entities
- Hawala Transactions
- Rs 52.8 crore in bank accounts of narco hawala operators
- Border Details
- Mizoram shares 510 km and 318 km unfenced border with Myanmar and Bangladesh, respectively
