Chargesheet filed against four in drug racket case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against four members of an international drug smuggling racket, in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here.

The accused —Lovepreet Singh, Vikramjeet Singh, Krishan Singh and Nishan Singh — were arrested last year by the Chandigarh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF). It had recovered heroin worth over Rs 20 crore from them.

After their arrest, the ED initiated an investigation from the money-laundering angle. During the investigation, the directorate discovered the accused’s assets worth crores. Several luxury vehicles were also recovered from parts of Punjab.

The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 44, 45, 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Investigating agencies claimed that accused were involved in an international drug smuggling racket. This entire racket was being run by Lovepreet Singh, son of a retired policeman from Ferozepur.

The police claimed that he was linked to an international drug syndicate and handled hawala money transactions through. The ED claimed that the luxury cars and other assets were purchased with the proceeds of drug trade.