ED Jalandhar conducted raid at 16 locations
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ June 18,2025
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar has conducted search operations on June 17,2025 at 16 locations across the States of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra in connection with a money laundering investigation related to inter-state drug trafficking network involved in supplying of psychotropic/ intoxicant substances (namely Tramadol, Alprazolam etc.) illegally. The search operation covered office and residential premises linked to M/s Biogenetic Drugs Pvt. Ltd., M/s CB Healthcare, M/s Smilax Pharmachem Drug Industries, M/s Aster Pharma, M/s Soul Health Care (I) Pvt. Ltd., Alex Paliwal and other related individuals.
During the course of search, various incriminating records, digital devices like mobile phone, laptop etc, and other relevant evidences critical in establishing the financial trail and uncovering the modus operandi of the entities involved were recovered and seized.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by Punjab Police under various sections of NDPS Act 1985.
ED investigation revealed that the middle men were procuring huge quantities of psychotropic tablets from pharmaceutical firms/ manufacturing companies and were diverting it for sale in black market at high cost than the retail price through drug peddlers, thereby generating huge Proceeds of rime.
Further investigation is under progress.
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