Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar on Thursday arrested  Skattar Singh alias Laddi, a person  deeply involved in money laundering of proceeds of drug trafficking in the district of Tarn-Tarn, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

ED had taken up investigation under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 on the basis of FIRs recorded by Punjab Police and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) . Earlier, a search action under the provisions of Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 was conducted at 10 premises located in villages Sheron and Nausheran Pannuan in Tehsil Nausheran Pannuan and village Bugha in Tehsil Tarn Taran on February 3rd 2023. In addition to incriminating documents, narcotic substance and arms were recovered during the searches.

Investigation revealed that entire extended family of Skattar Singh Laddi has been involved in illicit drug sale since many years and multiple FIRs have been registered against  his family members. Many of the family members are already in custody in NDPS cases. Saktar Singh amassed huge number of immovable properties in his name and in the name of family members through proceeds of crime generated from dealing in drugs since many years in the district of Tarn-Tarn of Punjab.

Notably during the raids on Laddi and family last year, ED had to use gas cutters to enter the raided premises.

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