Under the Central Government’s Drug Free India campaign, ED simultaneously raided several locations in Indore and Mandsaur, tightening the noose on the large network of drug smuggling in Madhya Pradesh. This action was taken in the case related to the alleged smuggling of 70 kg of MDMA (Mephedrone) drugs worth about Rs 70 crore.
This investigation was started on the basis of FIR registered by Indore Crime Branch. In the FIR, a case was registered against several accused under various sections of the NDPS Act. During the investigation, ED came to know that one of the main accused in the case had absconded leaving all his old hideouts.
ED team kept an eye on the activities of the accused
The ED team monitored the activities of the accused for several days with the help of technical surveillance, intelligence information and modern investigation techniques. During the investigation, his location was tracked to Hyderabad, Bikaner and Indore. Ultimately, the accused was traced from an address in Indore, information about which was not previously available to the agency. After this, a search operation was conducted at his locations. During the raid, ED has recovered many important documents, digital evidence and records related to property and financial transactions of the accused. Many documents and electronic devices have been seized. Whose forensic investigation will be conducted. The agency will now find out where the money earned from drug smuggling was invested and how the entire network of money laundering was working.
ED also found bank locker during investigation
During the investigation, a bank locker in the name of a relative of one of the accused was also found. ED is now searching and investigating that locker separately. The agency believes that the recovered evidence can provide important information about the financial network, assets related to drug smuggling and other people involved in this entire racket. ED has said that a thorough investigation is going on into the role of all the suspects in the case and the transaction of money earned from drugs