CBI special court issues summons to Jaffer Sadiq and Tamil actor-director Ameer

A Special Court for CBI cases on Monday issued summons to Jaffer Sadiq, arrested in a narcotics smuggling case, Tamil actor-director Ameer and others for their appearance before the Court in a drug-related money laundering case.

On September 18, 2024, the Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against Sadiq, Mr Ameer and others – a total of twelve persons in the money laundering case at the Principal Sessions Court here.

In February, the Narcotics Crime Bureau (NCB) raided a company in Delhi and arrested three people in possession of 50 kg of pseudoephedrine. Investigations revealed that they were operating on behalf of Chennai-based Jaffer Sadiq and smuggled the controlled substance to Australia and New Zealand under the guise of exporting a health mix.

Sadiq, a former DMK functionary, was arrested in March. His aide Sadanandam was also arrested. Later, the ED registered a case to probe the money laundering angle as Sadiq and Sadanandam had already been involved in a hawala racket and had been booked by the Customs.

The case was transferred to a Special Court for CBI cases for trial.