Agartala, June 10: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a series of raids across West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram as part of a significant investigation into an international drug trafficking money laundering case. According to the agency, this case involves transactions exceeding ₹142 crores in illegal funds.
The ED’s Aizawl sub-zonal office executed search operations at four locations in three states on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. This investigation is based on a case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Agartala zonal unit.
On August 21, 2025, a convoy of vehicles was intercepted on National Highway-6A in Mizoram. During the search, authorities seized 49.101 kilograms of methamphetamine tablets and 40 grams of heroin. Eight individuals were arrested in connection with this case.
The investigation has revealed that this is an organized interstate and cross-border drug trafficking network sourcing methamphetamine from suppliers based in Myanmar. The contraband was smuggled into India through the Jokhawthar sector in Mizoram and subsequently distributed to networks in Tripura.
According to the ED, the proceeds from these crimes were concealed through various bank accounts, shell companies, cash transactions, and hawala networks, obscuring the true sources and beneficiaries. So far, suspicious transactions exceeding ₹142 crores have been identified.
The agency noted that the main suppliers based in Myanmar, Chintuang and Jabirul Haque, have already been arrested by the NCB.
Key individuals and entities targeted during the raids include Anwar Hussain, also known as Suman Miyan or ‘Crorepati Suman,’ and Jashim Miyan, both residents of Sonamura in Tripura. They are believed to be the final recipients of the seized consignment.
Additionally, searches were conducted at the premises of Hamingthansangi, a resident of Jokhawthar in Mizoram, where suspicious transactions exceeding ₹33 crores were discovered in his bank account. Raids were also carried out at the premises of Chaitali Das, the proprietor of M/S Riju Enterprises located in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, suspected of being used to launder illegal funds.
The ED reported finding over 25 CCTV cameras installed on trees around the homes of Suman Miyan and Jashim Miyan, monitoring the India-Bangladesh international border. A dog squad was also deployed during the search for narcotics.
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