AGARTALA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) after raiding premises allegedly belonging to three cannabis traders in Tripura, a first-of-its-kind on Monday, froze Rs 2 crore in a bank account, fixed deposits, insurance policies and documents of immovable properties, an ED statement said here on Tuesday.
ED officials said they had carried out search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in two locations of Agartala and Sepahijala districts while probing three drug trafficking cases.
“ED initiated investigations under PMLA, 2002, based on FIRs registered under Sections 20/29 of NDPS Act,1985 by Tripura police and chargesheets filed against three accused persons identified as Sujit Sarkar, Bijoy Paul and the family members of Paresh Chandra Roy for their direct involvement in storage, trafficking and sale of cannabis (beyond prescribed commercial quantity) which is prohibited under NDPS Act,1985,” the release stated.
The initial probe revealed that huge amounts of cash were deposited in their and family members’ bank accounts, which did not match their known sources of income, it said.
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