Hyderabad: Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) has made a crucial breakthrough by capturing a major figure involved in a drug money laundering network based in Mumbai. So far, they have arrested 25 individuals and seized Rs 3.084 Crores in cash connected to this operation.
Recently, the Rachakonda Narcotics Police Station, under the EAGLE team, arrested foreign nationals Onyeisi Esomchi Kenneth (known as Maxwell) and Emmanuel Bediako. This led to the capture of several drug money launderers across Mumbai, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Goa.
The EAGLE Force successfully detained Dargaram Rataji Prajapati in Mumbai. Inspector K Praveen Kumar and his team raided a Hawala Company, recovering Rs 3 Crores. Earlier, Dargaram had escaped arrest during a raid at Bharath Kumar Chaganlal & Company in Phool Gully, Kalbadevi, Mumbai. Investigations uncovered that Dargaram and his partners used this firm to launder money for Nigerian drug cartels through hawala networks. After the raid, Dargaram went into hiding, constantly changing locations and erasing all contact details and WhatsApp messages linked to his illegal activities.
Inspector Praveen Kumar explained that through intelligence and surveillance, the EAGLE Force tracked down and captured Dargaram. During questioning, he confirmed details given by associates Chetan Singh, Ronak Prajapati (Manager), and Chetan Mavji, who regularly collected and delivered cash to members of the Nigerian cartel. Dargaram also admitted to running hawala operations in Javeri Chambers, Ratnapur, Ahmedabad—managed by Devji and Dilip—and a branch of Bharath Kumar Chaganlal & Company in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, managed by Mukesh. Agents Uttam Singh Jaswant, Kheema Ram Raju Rajlaxmi of Goa, and Chetan Mavji of Mumbai are tasked with gathering drug-related hawala money, primarily from Nigerian nationals.
