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NCB arrests ex-DMK leader in international drug trafficking case

The NCB has termed him the 'mastermind and kingpin' of an international drugs trafficking network spread between India, Australia, and New Zealand.

BySouth First Desk

Published Mar 09, 2024 | 5:31 PMUpdatedMar 09, 2024 | 5:31 PM

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Narcotics Control Bureau on Saturday, 9 March, said it arrested Jaffer Sadiq, a Tamil Nadu-based alleged dealer of narcotics, in connection with an international drug trafficking case. Sadiq, a producer of Tamil films, was recently expelled by the ruling DMK. He was the Chennai West deputy organiser of the DMK’s NRI wing. AIADMK and BJP flayed the DMK over this.

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