Enforcement Enforcement Directorate
ED attaches ₹4.76 crore in 22 accounts linked to cross-border drug network
This is a press release from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Aizawl Sub-Zonal Office, announcing the provisional attachment of Rs. 4.76 Crore in bank accounts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
It matters to citizens as it details the enforcement actions taken against an organized cross-border narcotics trafficking and money laundering network operating through the Indo-Myanmar border.
Who it concerns: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the accused individual Thangchintuaang alias Chintuang (a Myanmar national), other associates in the trafficking network, and the holders of the 22 bank accounts involved in the money laundering scheme.
What the ED says it did
- ED provisionally attached movable properties in the form of balances in 22 bank accounts amounting to approximately Rs. 4.76 Crore under Section 5(1) of PMLA, 2002.
- The investigation was initiated based on a Prosecution Complaint filed by NCB, Agartala Zonal Unit, arising from NCB Case No. 07/2025.
- The predicate offence involves the seizure of 49.101 Kg of Methamphetamine tablets and 40 grams of Heroin on 21.08.2025 during a joint operation between Keifang and Seling in Mizoram.
- Investigation revealed an organized network sourcing drugs from Myanmar, transporting them through the Indo-Myanmar border, and using bank accounts and hawala networks to layer proceeds.
- Thangchintuaang alias Chintuang, identified as the main kingpin, was arrested by NCB in May 2026 and lodged in Central Jail, Aizawl.
- Chintuang admitted to involvement in the procurement and supply of the seized narcotics and disclosed the modus operandi and details of Indian bank accounts used for proceeds.
- A total of approximately Rs. 8.19 Crore in Proceeds of Crime has been secured, comprising Rs. 3.42 Crore frozen under Section 17(1A) and Rs. 4.76 Crore provisionally attached under Section 5(1) of PMLA, 2002.
Also in the document
- The provisional attachment order was dated 28.09.2026.
- The press release is dated 30.09.2026.
- The investigation noted that bank accounts showed transaction volumes disproportionate to the declared business profiles of the account holders.
- Further investigation is stated to be under progress.
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Enforcement Directorate — Attachments, arrests and prosecution complaints under PMLA and FEMA
Press release · Ref. 9f762c3443604f5d · 30 Sep 2026
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