ED raids underway in Tripura, Mizoram and Bengal

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, June 8, 2026

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday launched coordinated search operations at four locations across Tripura, Mizoram and West Bengal as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged cross-border narcotics-linked money laundering network.

The action is being carried out by the ED's Aizawl Sub-Zonal Office following a case originally registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Agartala Zonal Unit. The case stems from a major drug seizure made in Tripura on August 21, 2025, when authorities recovered over 49 kilograms of methamphetamine along with 40 grams of heroin.

According to investigators, the searches are focused on areas situated close to India's international borders. Two of the locations in Tripura are located near the Seapahijala district, while another site in Mizoram lies close to the Myanmar border.

Preliminary findings indicate the existence of a well-organised transnational drug trafficking network. The syndicate is suspected of procuring methamphetamine from Myanmar through the Champhai-Zokhawthar corridor in Mizoram before routing the contraband to operatives in Tripura.

The ED's probe has further uncovered alleged financial transactions designed to conceal the origin of illicit earnings. Investigators believe that proceeds generated from the drug trade were moved through a series of bank accounts and shell entities to disguise their source.

Officials said that suspected proceeds of crime exceeding Rs 142 crore have been traced so far during the course of the investigation.

Search operations were continuing at the time of filing this report, and further details are expected once the raids are completed.

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