ED Seizes Rs 5.88 Crore Properties in Mumbai in NDPS Act Case

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached seven properties in Mumbai worth Rs. 5.88 crore in an NDPS Act case against Faisal Shaikh, Alfiya Shaikh, and a few others. The investigation, initiated based on a complaint filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai under various sections of the NDPS Act, revealed that the couple purchased prohibited Mephedrone (MD) drugs and invested the proceeds in real estate through shell firms and bank accounts.

Faisal Shaikh and his wife Alfiya Shaikh established a well-organized network for selling MD drugs. They used to sell it to Samiya Khan, Nasir Yasin Khan, Azim Abu Salim Khan (also known as Azim Bhau), and others, who then sold the drugs to their customers. According to an official, “Faisal Shaikh and his wife Alfiya Shaikh used to deposit illegally acquired money in cash into their personal bank accounts to show it as legal money.”

The investigation also revealed that the accused had used firms opened in their names and the names of their associates for the integration of Proceeds of Crime. In reality, these firms were not used for any business activities. “Further, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh and Faisal Javed Shaikh used to give cash generated out of drug sales to their close associates, including Faizan Mohd Shafi Shaikh, who through his proprietorship concern Faiz Impex, Mumbai, and other associates, routed it through multiple bank accounts relating to them or their associates and also through the bank accounts of shell companies,” the official said.

Part of these funds were also diverted back into the bank accounts of the main accused, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh and Faisal Javed Shaikh, as well as their family members and associates. These funds were later used to purchase immovable properties.

Earlier, on October 8, 2025, the ED conducted a search operation under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. During this operation, they seized cash worth Rs. 42 lakh, 1.6 kg of jewelry valued at around Rs. 1.76 crore, three second-hand luxury vehicles worth around Rs. 56 lakh, and 12 bank accounts of the accused persons.