Ex-SP MLA Linked to Cough Syrup Smuggling Syndicate; ED Finds Transaction Evidence

• ED intensifies probe into a large codeine-laced cough syrup smuggling and money laundering syndicate in Uttar Pradesh.
• A former Samajwadi Party MLA from Jaunpur is implicated, with evidence of financial transactions from pharmaceutical firms using fake documents.
• The connection emerged during interrogations of dismissed policemen Alok Singh and Amit Singh, linked to main accused Shubham Jaiswal.
• Syndicate supplied millions of cough syrup bottles via fake billing, extending across UP, neighboring states, and Bangladesh.
• ED seized over 100 crore rupees in assets, conducted raids, and may soon summon the former MLA for questioning.

Why It Matters: ED probe links former SP MLA to a major cough syrup smuggling syndicate, unearthing financial irregularities.