Indian Politics

ED arrests six and seizes 1,424 bank accounts in cross-border narco-hawala bust

Hindustan Times3h
THE BRIEF
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The Enforcement Directorate arrested six people and froze 1,424 bank accounts across Mizoram and Manipur on Friday during raids targeting a cross-border narco-hawala syndicate.

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Searches conducted under Section 17 of the PMLA exposed a network funneling drug proceeds from Indian operations back to suppliers in Myanmar through mule and beneficiary accounts.

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The accused individuals will be produced before special PMLA courts as investigators continue cracking down on regional drug trafficking corridors tied to the Golden Triangle.