New Delhi, September 22 (Daily Kiran) : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Gaurav Dagar on September 17 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a significant drug trafficking and money laundering case. This operation is linked to large-scale international heroin smuggling.
Dagar’s arrest is part of an investigation into the importation of drugs concealed within semi-processed talc powder. Substantial narcotics have been seized in Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana as a result of this case.
On September 18, Dagar was presented before a special judge at the Tis Hazari Court in New Delhi, where he was remanded to five days of ED custody. The ED’s inquiry was initiated based on an FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), targeting drug trafficking activities involving Harpreet Singh Talwar and others under various laws, including the UAPA and NDPS acts.
Previously, the NIA had filed six charge sheets against several accused, alleging their involvement in an international drug syndicate operating from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Dubai. This syndicate is reportedly linked to a fugitive named Vityash Kosar, also known as Raju Dubai, and collaborates with Pakistani ISI agents and Afghan nationals.
The investigation revealed that illegal drug sales generated approximately ₹740 million, which was funneled through hawala channels to fund terrorist activities. The ED has identified a total of ₹890 million as proceeds of crime, stemming from the trafficking of prohibited goods and drug-related earnings, including the initial ₹740 million identified by the NIA.
Multiple searches have been conducted under the PMLA, with the latest occurring between July 15 and September 17. Evidence suggests that Dagar collaborated with his co-accused, Harpreet Singh Talwar, to facilitate the trafficking of narcotics dispatched by the international drug syndicate in exchange for payments made through goods and hawala transactions.
Dagar also allegedly invested cash in nightclubs in Delhi, including the ‘Playboy Club’ and ‘White Club’, operated by New Era Feast and Hospitality Private Limited (NFHPL). This arrest forms part of the ED’s broader strategy to dismantle the nexus involved in drug trafficking, money laundering, and hawala transactions.
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