ED conducts raids in three districts of the state

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Jan 10, 2025

Agartala, Jan 10 (FD) Teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids in the houses of several people of Tripura, including of a police official allegedly for their involvements in drug peddling and money laundering.

They examined documents and other papers of the persons in three districts – Sepahijala, West Tripura and South Tripura. 

Around 250 security personnel, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans, assisted the ED teams during the raids trying to find out the suspected nexus between drug traffickers and financial offenders.

Sources in police said, the agency have identified seven persons including Dhruba Majumdar, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Tripura Police, in the drug peddling racket, who is posted at the Crime Branch section under the office of the Superintendent of Police in South Tripura district.

A few officials of Tripura Gramin Bank were also involved in the drug trafficking racket with some money trails linked to that bank and the teams also summoned some Tripura Gramin Bank officials and questioned them in the early hours. FD JK