Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered fresh leads in the cough syrup scandal, pointing to an organised money laundering operation involving the purchase and gifting of luxury vehicles bearing distinctive number series such as 9777 and 1111. The probe suggests that proceeds from the illegal trade in codeine-based cough syrup were routed through shell companies and used to acquire high-value cars to conceal the origin of funds.

According to officials familiar with the investigation, ED teams conducting searches in eastern Uttar Pradesh traced multiple luxury vehicle purchases to a Toyota showroom in Jaunpur. The agency has formally sought records of Fortuner and higher-end models sold over the past three years, with specific emphasis on vehicles registered under the two n

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