The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided locations in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh as part of a money laundering investigation into a human trafficking syndicate operating in India and Cambodia, officials said.
They said the syndicate is suspected to be involved in organised human trafficking, cyber fraud, and the laundering of proceeds of crime generated through these illegal activities.
Residential premises of individuals who acted as recruiters/agents and facilitated the trafficking of victims to Cambodia under the false pretext of providing overseas employment opportunities were searched during the raids in the two states.
The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from FIRs and chargesheets filed by the Delhi Police, the officials said.