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Drug Lord And DMK’s Former NRI Wing Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Faces NIA Investigation For Alleged Ties To IS Recruitment & Fake Passport Usage

March 7, 2024
The Commune

In a recent development concerning the case of the international drug lord Jaffer Sadiq, who is currently evading authorities, it has been reported that National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials are currently investigating whether Jaffer Sadiq and his siblings provided financial aid to former professors and students of an Arabic college, potentially for the recruitment of individuals into the IS group.

Jaffer Sadiq, aged 36 and a resident of Santhome Arulanandam Street in Chennai, served as the deputy organizer of the Chennai West District NRI wing within the DMK. He and his brothers, Mohammed Saleem and Mydeen, suspected leaders of an international drug trafficking syndicate, are currently being sought by the Delhi-based Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

There are indications that the three individuals may have fled the country. The investigators have scrutinized eight bank accounts belonging to Sadiq, as well as six bank accounts linked to Mohammed Saleem and Mydeen. The investigation revealed that the trio provided financial assistance for recruiting individuals into the IS terrorist organization. The NIA is actively looking into this matter.

Dinamalar reported the discoveries of NIA officials that, Jamesha Mubin, an IS terrorist, was killed in 2022 near the Kottai Eashwaran temple in Coimbatore. Under Mubin’s leadership, over a dozen individuals were radicalized into suicide bombers, planning an attack. Subsequent to the bomb blast, authorities conducted raids across Tamil Nadu, targeting the residences and offices of suspects.

The seized documents implicated that indoctrinated youths had received terrorist training at an Arabic college in Coimbatore and Chennai. Professors and former students of these institutions were subsequently arrested. Suspicious cash transactions in their bank accounts prompted the transmission of information to the Delhi-based Central Narcotics Trafficking Unit.

Upon investigation, it was disclosed that Jaffer Sadiq and his brothers were providing financial support to the IS terrorist organization through Arabic college professors and former students, facilitating both recruitment and weapons training. In response, officials plan to register a case and take legal action against Sadiq, his associates, and his brothers, Mohammed Saleem and Mydeen. Additionally, during the scrutiny of documents seized from Sadiq’s residence, it was uncovered that Jaffer Sadiq utilized more than three fake passports under different names. The examination of counterfeit passports, the identities employed during travels to various countries, and the connections and business dealings involved are currently under scrutiny.

In the Bombay High Court case, it is noteworthy that a witness disclosed the utilization of counterfeit identification documents. Jaffer Sadiq and his sibling Mohamed Saleem are identified as the key figures orchestrating a sequence of illegal drug activities. Jaffer Sadiq is accused of playing a crucial role in the unlawful export of 38.687 kg of Ketamine to Malaysia. Ahmed Mushraf, an employee of the brothers, acknowledged his participation in Cube Impex, their illicit drug export enterprise.

Nooruddeen, sponsored by Jaffer Sadiq and Mohamed Saleem, revealed his involvement in foreign trips, indicating the duo’s control over Cube Impex and the use of fabricated identification documents in the name of Abdul Raheem Jinnah. The brothers are implicated in a criminal conspiracy related to Ketamine exports, with Jaffer Sadiq remaining in hiding until 30 December 2019. The investigation, triggered by the interception of a Ketamine consignment on 30 October 2018, exposes their roles in companies such as Cube Impex and Hitech Traders, disguising their activities under the guise of bangles and jaggery trade.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

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