SP Leader's Brother Linked to Massive Cough Syrup Smuggling Racket; Red Corner Notice for Mastermind

• Shaili Traders, linked to absconding mastermind Shubham Jaiswal, used the mobile number of Milind Yadav, brother of SP leader Ravi Yadav, for drug license and GST.
• Investigating agencies are preparing a Red Corner Notice against Shubham Jaiswal, believed to be in Dubai, and tracking his social media statement's origin.
• The ED is probing money laundering and potential terror funding angles in the multi-state cough syrup smuggling syndicate.
• Allahabad High Court rejected 22 petitions, including Shubham Jaiswal's, refusing to stay arrests, citing codeine phosphate's misuse under NDPS Act.
• The syndicate operated across UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Delhi, West Bengal, and Assam, with over three dozen arrests made so far.

Why It Matters: Major cough syrup smuggling racket linked to SP leader's brother; mastermind Shubham Jaiswal faces Red Corner Notice.