ED Registers ECIR In ₹200-Crore Drug Haul Case Against Navin Chichkar, Probes Global Cartel Links
**Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate Registers Case Against International Drug Trafficking Syndicate Led by Navin Gurunath Chichkar**
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in connection with an international drug trafficking syndicate allegedly led by Navin Gurunath Chichkar. The 30-year-old film graduate, who also holds a background in criminal psychology from London, is accused in a Rs 200-crore drug haul case. He is alleged to have orchestrated a transnational narcotics network that smuggled drugs worth an estimated Rs 1,128 crore into India over the past two years.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which had been investigating the syndicate, previously seized assets worth Rs 10.07 crore. These included 15 bank accounts and five immovable properties in Maharashtra, believed to be proceeds from Chichkar’s illicit activities.
Following the registration of the ECIR, the ED is now focusing on identifying and attaching benami assets linked to the drug trade, both within India and abroad. This includes the international network involved in trafficking cocaine and hydroponic cannabis.
### Deportation and Judicial Custody
Navin Chichkar was deported from Malaysia in May 2025. His younger brother, Dhiraj Chichkar, who is alleged to have managed the syndicate’s financial operations, was deported on August 15. Both were brought back following Red Corner Notices issued by the NCB and are currently in judicial custody.
### Key Pakistan Connection Revealed
Investigations by the NCB have revealed a key Pakistan connection in Navin Chichkar’s syndicate. Chichkar was introduced to Mohammed Ali Qutubuddin Ali, a Pakistan-born, US-based cocaine operator, through Tanzanian national Kasim Nazir Hussein, who supplied cocaine consignments to Chichkar.
It was admitted that some of Hussein’s clients, linked to Ali, were supplied with drugs in India, while the proceeds were routed through Thailand-based cryptocurrency operators.
### Fugitive Timeline and Overseas Operations
Navin Chichkar fled India in 2021 via the Nepal border in connection with an LSD trafficking case. He traveled to the UAE, UK, and Thailand before being tracked to Malaysia. During this period, he procured a passport from the Republic of Vanuatu and explored high-value real estate acquisitions abroad, including a Rs 2-crore lease for a luxury property in Phuket, Thailand. He also holds other assets in the US, UAE, and Caribbean countries.
### Syndicate’s Operations and Aliases
Investigators revealed that Chichkar operated under the alias “Raven,” sourcing cocaine and hydroponic ganja from US-based suppliers known as “Wyatt” and “Taffi.” Payments for these consignments were made in cryptocurrency (USDT), with proceeds routed through his TRONLINK wallet.
Meanwhile, Dhiraj Chichkar managed the cartel’s operations within India. He supervised the distribution of narcotics, collected proceeds from sales of cocaine and hydroponic ganja, and routed the funds through hawala channels. The ED is currently investigating his role as the key cash handler in the country.
### Initial Interceptions and Raids
The syndicate first came under the scanner on January 21 this year when the NCB intercepted a DHL parcel from Mumbai to Australia that concealed 200 grams of cocaine inside a projector.
A follow-up raid on January 31 in Navi Mumbai led to the recovery of:
– 11.54 kg of high-grade cocaine
– 4.9 kg of hydroponic weed
– 5.5 kg of cannabis gummies
– Rs 1.60 lakh in cash
Officials noted that the syndicate had built a sophisticated supply chain, sourcing narcotics from the US and distributing them in India and abroad.
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