The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has exposed a major Mizoram narcotics money laundering network operating across several Indian states and the Indo–Myanmar border. The breakthrough came after coordinated searches on November 27 in Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, Sribhumi in Karimganj (Assam), and Ahmedabad (Gujarat), following an FIR under the NDPS Act involving the seizure of 4.724 kg of heroin worth ₹1.41 crore and the arrest of nine individuals.
According to the ED, financial scrutiny revealed a sophisticated supply chain linking Mizoram-based operatives to Gujarat firms, including Krishiv Enterprises, which allegedly supplied pseudoephedrine tablets and caffeine anhydrous valued at ₹4.54 crore in 2024–25. These chemicals—key precursors for methamphetamine—were allegedly routed to entities linked to Henry Lalbiakzinga, Laltluangzela, and Benjamin Lalawmpuai.
Investigators found that habitual offenders, including Abu Saleh Saif Uddin from Assam and Mizoram residents Zodinthara and Lalrampari, facilitated smuggling operations and hawala transactions. The ED also detected ties between Mizoram firms and Kolkata-based shell companies such as Mahasin Tradecom, managed by a suspect named Mohd. Zafar.
The probe uncovered a deeper cross-border nexus, where Myanmar nationals reportedly misused Indian GST identities to purchase chemical precursors. These substances were transported to Myanmar through the porous border and converted into methamphetamine tablets before being smuggled back into India, mainly through Mizoram.
ED officials reported suspicious financial activity, including ₹11 crore in credits in accounts linked to Abu Saleh and ₹52.8 crore in accounts connected to hawala operator Lalrampari. During the raids, officials seized ₹46.7 lakh in cash, along with digital records and documents. Twenty-one bank accounts suspected of holding proceeds of crime have been frozen under Section 17(1A) of PMLA.
The investigation is ongoing and is expected to uncover more links in the interstate and cross-border narcotics network.
