Jaffer Sadiq, kingpin of ₹2,000 crore drug cartel, apprehended in Jaipur

NCB deputy director general (operations) Gyaneshwar Singh confirmed Sadiq’s arrest. “He is the kingpin of the India-Australia-New Zealand drug trafficking network, which we were probing. We will share details in the afternoon,” Singh said on Saturday.

NCB officials said Sadiq is a prominent movie producer who has produced or co-produced at least four movies. His fifth movie is set for release later this month.

“We are probing if drug money was used in his production company. It looks like his production company was a front to launder money. He was on the run for the past two weeks,” a second NCB officer, who asked not to be named, said.