Panaji/New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted multi-state searches in a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering case, official sources said.

Around 20-25 premises in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Kerala are being raided by the Goa zonal office of the federal probe agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED investigation is understood to be stemming from an FIR of the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) of Goa Police. PTI NES DV DV

Drugs trafficking linked money laundering raids target 20-25 premises across multiple states after an anti narcotics FIR. Approximately 20-25 premises in multiple states were searched under the statutory money laundering framework in a coordinated investigation into alleged proceeds of drug trafficking arising from an anti narcotics FIR.