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Headline: ED Raids Multiple Locations in Illegal Cough Syrup Trade Investigation

Lucknow, December 12, 2025: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 25 premises across Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, and Ahmedabad today as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged illegal cough syrup trade racket. The probe, initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), is based on multiple FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police after the state government uncovered instances of misuse, illegal manufacturing, trade, and cross-border transport of codeine-based cough syrups (CBCS), particularly across the Bangladesh border.

The raids targeted locations linked to absconding prime suspect Shubham Jaiswal, his associates, cough syrup manufacturers, and a Chartered Accountant, Vishnu Aggarwal. The ED estimates the total proceeds of crime to be approximately ₹1,000 crore. Jaiswal is believed to have fled to Dubai, while his father has been arrested. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed by the U.P. Police, which has so far taken 32 individuals into custody. The investigation continues.

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