New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out raids at over 15 locations across six states as part of an ongoing money laundering probe linked to a drug smuggling syndicate. Raids were conducted in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
In Punjab, the ED’s Jalandhar team led searches in Deol Nagar and Tarn Taran, while simultaneous action took place in other states based on the same case registered by the Jalandhar ED.
Sources in the agency confirmed the searches, which were conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case stems from a 2024 FIR filed by the Punjab Police, which was later taken over by the ED Jalandhar for further investigation.
Officials said that one of the key locations raided was the residence of Imtiyaz Salmani, who had been arrested earlier in connection with the supply of Red Tramadol in Jalandhar.
The case originally came to light after the Punjab Police’s Special Task Force (STF) registered an FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act last year, naming two alleged drug peddlers.
During the course of the probe, another accused, identified as alleged middleman Alex Paliwal, was also booked in the case.
