ED raids in Tripura, Rs. two crore sezed

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Dec 20, 2022

Agartala, Dec 20 (FD) the Enforcement Directorat (ED) has seized  Bank deposits worth Rs 2 crore under the anti-money laundering law after raids were carried out in Tripura to probe three drug trafficking cases, sources in the security agencies said.

The searches were carried out in state capital Agartala and Sepahijala district on the basis of some Tripura Police FIRs and chargesheets filed against accused Sujit Sarkar, Bijoy Paul and family members of Paresh Chandra Roy for their “active involvement in storage, trafficking and sale of cannabis (beyond the prescribed commercial quantity) which is prohibited under the NDPS Act,” the agency said in a statement.

They are accused in three different narcotics cases.

Probe found that “huge amounts of cash were deposited in their bank accounts and also in the bank accounts of their family members.”

“During the search operations, proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 2 crore, in the form of bank balance available in bank account, fixed deposits, insurance policies and documents of immovable properties have been seized,” it said. FD JK