ED books former DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case under PMLA against Jaffer Sadiq, who was arrested a day ago by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for his alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking case.
According to the official sources, the financial fraud probe agency registered the case against former DMK functionary of the DMK after the NCB found Sadiq’s links with some “high profile” people.
The Narcotics Control Bureau is expected to soon summon a senior DMK party functionary in connection with two transactions of Rs 7 lakh made by Sadiq last year.
The drug probe agency had last month unearthed a major drug cartel and arrested three people, all natives of Tamil Nadu.
In multiple raids the law enforcement agencies had seized 50 kg of the narcotics-manufacturing chemical -- Pseudoephedrine -- that was being sent to Australia and New Zealand by concealing it in food powder and desiccated coconut.
According to NCB, Sadiq spearheaded the network that sourced Pseudoephedrine in India and trafficked it to Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia in the guide of food grade cargo.
“It is believed that the drug syndicate operated by him has sent 45 consignments over the past three years to various countries, containing approximately 3500 kilograms of pseudoephedrine,” a senior NCB officer said.