Crackdown in Mumbai: ED Targets Drug Money Laundering and Tech Fraud
The Enforcement Directorate has launched significant operations in Mumbai to combat money laundering associated with drug trafficking. The crackdown seeks to dismantle operations linked to notorious trafficker Faisal Javed Shaikh. Concurrently, ED expanded its reach, probing tech fraud cases in Delhi and surrounding regions, exposing a network of fake call centers.
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In a sweeping operation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search operations at eight locations in Mumbai, targeting a money laundering investigation linked to an expansive drug trafficking network, as per officials.
These searches were executed by the ED's Mumbai Zonal Office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The raids are part of a campaign to trace and confiscate proceeds from the illicit network allegedly managed by Faisal Javed Shaikh and his associate, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh. Investigations suggest Faisal Shaikh was sourcing MD drugs through notorious trafficker Salim Dola, who holds a long criminal record and remains wanted by law enforcement globally.
Simultaneously, the ED also targeted tech support frauds by raiding 15 premises across Delhi, Noida, and Mumbai, inspired by multiple FIRs filed by Delhi Police. These fraudulent operations allegedly involved fake call centers attempting to scam foreign nationals, posing as representatives of major international companies.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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