Ex-DMK worker Jaffer Sadiq held by ED in drugs-linked case

The federal agency will soon take the 36-year-old to Chennai and produce him before a special PMLA court seeking his remand.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jun 29, 2024 | 11:00 AMUpdatedJun 29, 2024 | 11:00 AM

Jaffer Sadiq

ED has arrested sacked DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq at the Tihar Jail in connection with a drugs-linked money laundering investigation, official sources said Friday, 28 June. He will produced before a special PMLA court seeking his remand for custodial interrogation. He was first arrested in March for alleged involvement in smuggling pseudoephedrine with street value of ₹2,000 crore.

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