India, Oct. 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out raids at 17 locations in Kerala and Tamil Nadu including premises linked to actors Dulquer Salmaan, Prithiviraj Sukumaran and Amit Chakkalackal in connection with a probe linked to alleged smuggling of luxury vehicles from Bhutan to India, officials said.

The financial crimes probe agency has launched a foreign exchange management act (FEMA) violation probe in the matter based on the Customs department's 'operation Numkhor' in September, in which the latter had recovered 36 luxury cars from affluent individuals.

Among the locations searched by the federal agency on Wednesday were vehicle owners, auto workshops, and traders in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Malap...