<h1>PMLA raids target narcotics-linked money laundering network, shell firms and hawala routes tied to cross-border meth trade</h1> Enforcement authorities conducted their first searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act along the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram, as well as in Assam and Gujarat, in connection with a narcotics-linked money laundering investigation. The operation follows a state police FIR over the seizure of 4.72 kg of heroin and targets alleged financial linkages between Mizoram-based firms and companies in Gujarat and Kolkata, including shell entities. These firms are suspected of supplying precursor chemicals for methamphetamine manufacturing in Myanmar and routing proceeds through hawala channels. About Rs 35 lakh in cash and digital devices were seized, and deposits of approximately Rs 52.8 crore in related bank accounts were detected.