NCB arrests Indian film producer-politician Jaffer Sadiq in Rs 2000 crore drug trafficking case

Delhi Police Special Cell and Narcotics Control Board (NCB) have arrested a Tamil film producer over his alleged hyperlink to a Rs 2,000-crore drug smuggling racket.

The film producer was recognized as Jaffer Sadiq.

NCB mentioned it’s believed that Sadiq was working a drug syndicate which despatched 45 consignments over the previous three years to varied international locations, containing roughly 3,500 kg of pseudoephedrine, reported India Today.

NCB claimed that Sadiq had earned an enormous sum of money from illicit drug trafficking operations and invested the identical in companies like film, development, and hospitality, amongst others.

Confirming Sadiq’s arrest, NCB deputy director basic (operations) Gyaneshwar Singh informed Hindustan Times: “He is the kingpin of the India-Australia-New Zealand drug trafficking community, which we had been probing. We will share particulars in the afternoon.”

Another NCB officer informed the newspaper: “We are probing if drug cash was used in his manufacturing firm. It appears to be like like his manufacturing firm was a entrance to launder cash. He was on the run for the previous two weeks.”

According to stories, he produced and co-produced 4 motion pictures.

Jaffer Sadiq’s political hyperlink

Jaffer Sadiq joined politics in 2010.

He was serving because the Chennai West deputy organiser of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK)’s NRI wing.

The celebration eliminated him not too long ago over his alleged involvement in drug smuggling.

“Since stories mentioned drug smuggling costs, we didn’t watch for motion,” a senior DMK chief informed Hindustan Times, requesting anonymity.