Goa, Oct. 13 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches across multiple locations in Chennai as part of a money laundering probe linked to the spuriousColdrif cough syrupdeaths in Madhya Pradesh. The raids, carried out under thePrevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), covered seven sites, including residences of senior officials from the Tamil Nadu Drug Control office.

The action follows last week's arrest ofG. Ranganathan, owner of Tamil Nadu-basedSresan Pharma Company, by police teams from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and the suspension of two state drug inspectors. The Tamil Nadu government has already shut down Sresan Pharma following reports that the contaminated cough syrup claimed at least21 children's li...