LUCKNOW, March 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Shantanu Gupta and Abdul Wahab Yasir for their alleged involvement in trafficking restricted medicines to the United States. The duo was taken into custody on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with M/s Hatsh Telecommunication Pvt Ltd and others, according to senior ED officials.

The ED stated that the special court (PMLA), Lucknow, has granted two days of custody for both accused. The investigation began following complaints and chargesheets filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow Unit, under various sections of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Investigations revealed that the accused had supplied banned drugs to US citizens ...