A probe into a drug haul case in Mizoram has led to an unexpected breakthrough. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has traced the drug trail to Gujarat.
It emerged that Gujarat-based firms supplied chemical precursors used to manufacture methamphetamine or meth.
In its statement, the ED said its Aizawl sub-zonal office carried out searches on November 27. The operations were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Teams searched locations in Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, Sribhumi (Karimganj) in Assam, and Ahmedabad.
The probe began after Mizoram police filed an FIR under the NDPS Act, 1985.
Officers had seized 4.724 kg of heroin worth Rs 1.41 crore from six people.
The ED said nine arrests have been made so far.
Financial checks and intelligence inputs revealed links between firms in Mizoram and Gujarat.
According to the ED release, published by a section of the media, Gujarat-based Krishiv Enterprises supplied pseudoephedrine tablets.
The tablets fall under Schedule A, B, C of the NDPS-RCS Order 2013.
The firm also supplied caffeine anhydrous, used as a pre-precursor for meth.
Supplies worth ₹4.54 crore were sent to Mizoram-based companies in 2024–25.
The agency said it also found people involved in smuggling and hawala operations. It noted links to shell entities in Kolkata.
According to the ED, precursor chemicals move from India into Myanmar through porous borders. Meth is reportedly produced there.
The final product is then smuggled back into India through Mizoram.
The release pointed to large financial flows. According to the report, Rs 11 crore was credited to the accounts of Abu Saleh Saif Uddin. The report added that Rs 52.8 crore went into the accounts of alleged narco-hawala operator Lalrampari.
Deposits were traced across Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal, Tripura and Delhi.
Search teams recovered Rs 46.7 lakh in cash.
They also found digital devices, account books and other incriminating material.
Investigators said GST credentials belonging to Indian nationals were misused by Myanmar-based operatives to procure raw materials for meth production.
The ED said the evidence shows Indians procured pseudoephedrine tablets and caffeine anhydrous for Myanmar nationals.
This supported a cross-border network for manufacturing meth, trafficking it, and laundering the proceeds.
The agency added that 21 bank accounts linked to the case have been frozen.
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