2021 Mundra drug bust: ED raids premises in Delhi linked to businessman Kabir Talwar
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out raids in Delhi on businessman Harpreet Singh Talwar alias Kabir Talwar and others in connection with the 2021 drug bust at Mundra port in Gujarat, in which 2,988 kg of Afghan heroin worth ₹21,000 crore was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI), people familiar with the development said. Kabir Talwar was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August 2022. (Representative | Getty) The Mundra port drug bust of around 3,000 kg Afghan heroin worth ₹21,000 crore, intercepted in September 2021, was one of the biggest consignments ever which came to India via maritime route. HT had exclusively reported about this drug bust in 2021. Even though a prevention of money laundering act or PMLA probe is on in the matter since 2021, ED launched fresh raids on Wednesday based on certain fresh inputs, according to officials. Kabir Talwar was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August 2022 and later charge sheeted to take part in Pakistan-backed conspiracy to smuggle high-quality …



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