Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out coordinated searches in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Keralam in a narcotics trafficking linked money laundering case, officials said.
As many as 30 premises in Chennai and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, Kochi, Kannur, Malappuram and Thrissur in Kerala apart from some others have been covered as part of the action being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
About eight police FIRs related to drugs trafficking have formed the basis of the ED action which is part of the Union government's 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' or Drugs Free India campaign, the officials said.